New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond to petitions challenging ordinances brought by the government to extend the tenure of the directors of the enforcement directorate (ED) and CBI by five years. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the matter after 10 days.
A bench headed by Chief Justice (CJI) NV Ramana issued notice on petitions challenging the Ordinance of November 15, 2021, by which changes were made to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Act governing the appointment of THE CBI and ED and the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act. The present ordinance amended Section 25 of the CVC Act, which governs the appointment and tenure of the ED Director.
The petitions filed by Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Mohua Moitra and Saket Gokhale have alleged that amendments have been brought to give an extension to ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer. Who was earlier, appointed in November 2018 for a fixed two-year term. However, the central government granted him an extension of one year till November 2021, which was challenged in the Supreme Court by NGO Common Cause.
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