Centre goes to Supreme Court seeking extension for Enforcement Directorate chief

The Centre on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of tenure of Enforcement Directorate Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra.

The top court will hear the matter on 27 July.

As per the Supreme Court judgement, Mishra’s term will end on 31 July.

Earlier this month, a bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol had directed Mishra to quit on 31 July – four months before his third extension ends in November. The court had ruled that the two extensions given to him in November 2021 and November 2022 were illegal, according to a Scroll report.

On Wednesday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged a bench headed by Gavai to urgently hear a plea seeking a revision of the judgment. The court agreed to take up the case at 3.30 pm on Thursday.