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Apex Court Limited ED Director Sanjay Mishra’s Third Extension To 31st July

ED Director: ED (Enforcement Directorate) director Sanjay Kumar Mishra has got relief from the Supreme Court. The apex court has upheld the Centre’s order to give third extension to Sanjay Kumar Mishra. The court said that the government has the power to amend for extension. The ED director will remain on his post till July 31. The court has limited the third extension of the term of the director till July 31. BR Gavai, Justice Vikramnath and Justice Sanjay Karol have given this decision.

Petition challenging extension of tenure canceled

However, the Supreme Court upheld an amendment to the DSPE and CVC Act, giving the Center the power to extend the tenure of the CBI chief and ED director by 3 years beyond their mandatory two-year term. Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala, Jaya Thakur, TMC leaders Mahua Moitra, Saket Gokhale and others had filed a petition against it. On May 8, the Supreme Court had reserved judgment on 11 petitions challenging the extension of ED Director Sanjay Mishra’s tenure, which has now been quashed.

During the hearing of the case, the Central Government had assured in the court that no new extension will be given after the completion of the third service extension period of November 2023, because the government will not go beyond the law.

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ED Directorate Sanjay Mishra’s personality

Sanjay Kumar Mishra, 62, became an IRS officer in 1984. He is an economic expert and is said to personally supervise major matters. It is also said that Mishra, originally from Uttar Pradesh, has brilliantly investigated many high-level cases of income tax. That is why Mishra was appointed as the chief of the ED on November 19, 2018, for a period of two years. Prior to his appointment, Mishra was posted as the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in Delhi. In an order dated November 13, 2020, Mishra’s appointment letter was modified and his tenure was extended by three years.

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