No government should be able to misuse its power of granting extensions to directors of central agencies, Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan told the Supreme Court on Thursday. (Dr Jaya Thakur vs Union of India and ors)
The petition before the Supreme Court against extension of tenure ED Director has been filed with the intention of protecting Congress leaders facing money laundering charges, Central government told the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Central government on a plea challenging the third extension granted to incumbent director of Enforcement Directorate (ED), Sanjay Kumar Mishra.
A fresh plea was filed before the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the third extension of tenure granted to incumbent director of Enforcement Directorate (ED), Sanjay Kumar Mishra.