: TMC, Congress leaders move Supreme Court against ordinances to extend tenures of CBI, ED chiefs #IndiaNEWS Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and Congress leader Randeep Surjewala have moved the Supreme

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TMC, Congress leaders move Supreme Court against ordinances to extend tenures of CBI, ED chiefs #IndiaNEWS
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and Congress leader Randeep Surjewala have moved the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s ordinances to allow extension of tenures of the directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, PTI reported on Thursday.On Sunday, the Centre introduced the ordinances which allowed extending tenures of the central agency chiefs to up to five years. Earlier, they were appointed for a fixed term of two years. Under the new provisions, their tenure can be extended by one year at a time after the first two-year period has been completed.In her petition filed on Wednesday, Moitra argued that the ordinances were an attack on the impartiality and independence of the two agencies, NDTV reported. “[The ordinances] give [the Centre] unfettered discretion to pick and choose those directors for the purposes of extension of tenure who act in line with the government’s preferences,â€? she added. My petition just filed in Supreme Court challenging Union Ordinances on extension to CBI & ED Director tenures being contrary to SC own judgements— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) November 17, 2021 The Trinamool Congress MP argued that having the power to extend tenures would allow the Centre to “effectively control an incumbent ED or CBI directorâ€?, Live Law reported. Moitra also pointed out that the ordinances contradicted an order...Read more

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