On November 17, 2021, the government extended Mishra’s tenure for a period of one year till November 18 this year. The extension came days after the government introduced an ordinance that allowed the directors of ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to occupy the office up to five years.
The Centre has extended the tenure of Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), by a year till November 18, 2023. This is the third extension given to the 1984-batch Indian Revenue Service officer.
Who is Sanjay Kumar Mishra?
Mishra, 62, became an IRS officer in 1984. He is an economic expert and is said to personally supervise big cases. Originally from Uttar Pradesh, Mishra is said to have investigated several high-level cases in Income Tax brilliantly. It is for this reason that Mishra was appointed as the chief of ED on November 19, 2018, for a period of two years. Prior to his appointment, Mishra was posted as chief commissioner of Income Tax in Delhi.
An order dated November 13, 2020, modified Mishra’s appointment letter retrospectively and replaced his term with three years.
On November 17, 2021, the government again extended his tenure for a period of one year till November 18 this year. The extension came days after the government introduced an ordinance that allowed the directors of ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to occupy the office up to five year.
Following the introduction of the ordinance, a raft of petitions was filed…
