The Latest Breaking News from Sanjay Kumar Mishra

The Supreme Court extends ED Director S.K Mishra's tenure till September 15, 2023, to ‘serve national interest,’ a month less than the Centre’s demand. We examine the case and the controversy behind the tenure extension.

Sanjay Kumar Mishra was first appointed interim Director of the ED for three months in October 2018 before he was made the full-time chief in November 2018 for a two-year fixed tenure. In November 2020, when his tenure was coming to an end, the Union government quietly extended it with…

The Congress on July 11 said the Supreme Court verdict holding that two extensions given to Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra as “illegal” was a vindication of the party’s stand and a “slap on the government’s face”.

A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol said in view of the peer review being conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) this year and to enable smooth transition, Mishra's tenure will be till July 31. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Supreme Court on July 11 held the back-to-back “piecemeal” extensions granted by the Centre to Enforcement Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra “illegal and invalid in law”. However, the Bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai allowed Mr Mishra to continue in office till July 31, 2023 in order to facilitate a…

The Centre informed the Supreme Court that Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure will not continue in office beyond November 2023.

The Supreme Court had categorically directed the government to not give any further extension to Mr. Mishra in a judgment in September 2021.

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The observation came while the court was hearing an election petition of a candidate.