The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, the Central Vigilance Commission and the Enforcement Directorate challenging the retrospective change in the appointment order of ED chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra, reported Bar and Bench. The change increased Mishtra’s tenure from two to three years. A notice was also issued to Mishra.
The petition, filed by non-governmental organisation Common Cause, has sought quashing the November order, amending Mishra’s tenure. The NGO claimed that the order was in violation of Section 25 of the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003. Section 25(d) of the Act provides that a director of enforcement shall continue to hold office for a period of not less than two years from the date on which he assumes office.
Mishra was appointed as director of enforcement in the central agency for two years in November 2018 from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or till further orders, whichever fell earlier. The tenure ended in…