The court however upheld the validity of amendments to the Central Vigilance Commission Act conferring power on the Central government to extend the tenure of ED director.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the extension granted to Enforcement Directorate (ED) director Sanjay Kumar Mishra as illegal and ordered him to step down from the position by July 31.
New Delhi, Dec 12: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response from the Centre and others to a plea challenging the third extension granted to Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Vikram Nath issued notices to the Union of India, Central Vigilance Commission and the ED director on a plea filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur. “Issue notice returnable in six weeks,” the bench said. The plea accused the central […]