President Clears Laws Extending Tenures Of Probe Agencies' Chiefs
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Earlier, the chiefs of the CBI and Enforcement Directorate had a fixed tenure of two years. This can now be extended for three more years.
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved two amendments to extend the tenures of directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) up to five years.
Earlier, the chiefs of the two central probe agencies had a fixed tenure of two years. This can now be extended for three more years.
The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act (DSPE), 2021 and the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Act (CVC), 2021 were cleared by the Parliament last week.
The two laws will replace an Ordinance issued by the Centre ahead of the Winter Session of the Parliament that extended the tenures of the two chiefs.