: Enforcement Directorate chief’s tenure extended for one year a day before his retirement date #IndiaNEWS The Centre on Wednesday extended the tenure of Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar

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Enforcement Directorate chief’s tenure extended for one year a day before his retirement date #IndiaNEWS
The Centre on Wednesday extended the tenure of Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra by a year, just a day before his retirement date, NDTV reported. The decision came three days after the government on Sunday introduced two ordinances which allowed to extend the tenures of the directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to up to five years. Earlier the central agency chiefs 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.Meanwhile, this is the second term extension for Mishra. In 2020, his tenure was extended for 12 months after he had completed his two-year term.In September, the Supreme Court had upheld the extension of Mishra’s tenure, while hearing a plea against it. The court refused to interfere with the extension as Mishra’s tenure was going to end in November. But, the court held that “no further extension shall be granted to� him beyond November.However, an order issued by the Department of Revenue of the finance ministry said that Mishra will now be in office till November 18, 2022, or until further orders.ED Director SK Mishra’s tenure extended for one more...Read more

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