SC agrees to extend tenure of ED chief
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to extend, till September 15, the tenure of the present ED Director Sanjay Mishra, who was due to demit office on July 31 in accordance with a recent SC judgement.
"In ordinary circumstances we would not have accepted such an application...taking into consideration larger public interest we permit the ED Director to continue till September 15, 2023," a special bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol said in its order. However, the bench clarified that it will not entertain any further application by the Centre seeking extension of tenure of the present ED Director and Mishra will cease to hold the post from the midnight of September 15/16, 2023.
The Union government had requested the top court to extend Mishra’s tenure up to October 15. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before the court that any change in leadership at the ED would adversely impact India's national interests in view of the ongoing FATF Review which is at a critical stage.
