Supreme Court to hear on Apr 16 plea against extending ED Director’s tenure retrospectively
The Hindu
A Bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran took note of the submission of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the Centre’s reply was ready and will be filed.
The Supreme Court April 5 said it would hear on April 16 the PIL challenging retrospective change in the 2018 appointment order of Sanjay Kumar Mishra as Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) that resulted in extending his tenure from two to three years. A Bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran took note of the submission of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the Centre’s reply was ready and will be filed. In the proceedings conducted through video conferencing, the Bench agreed to the plea of the Law officer for grant of some time and fixed the case for hearing on April 16.More Related News
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