"Extend Deadline For Removing Probe Agency Chief": Centre To Supreme Court
NDTV
On July 11, the court had termed the third extension given to Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra illegal and said he could continue till July 31.
Days after the Supreme Court ruled that the third extension given to Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra was illegal, the centre has approached the court seeking an amendment of the July 31 deadline set by it for Mr Mishra's removal.
The central government has sought a modification of the order and asked that the deadline be extended. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the petition tomorrow.
Mr Mishra was given charge of the Enforcement Directorate in November 2018. He was to retire two years later, after turning 60, but the government gave him an extension in November 2020. His term was extended twice after that, and the latest extension was till November this year.
