Tenure of ED, CBI chiefs extended to up to 5 years through Ordinances

Days before the winter session of Parliament, the government on Sunday passed two Ordinances extending the tenures of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) chiefs to up to five years.

The chiefs of the central agencies currently have a two-year tenure. The Ordinance is clearly aimed to ensure the continuance of current ED chief S K Mishra, who is already on an extension, having reached 60 in 2020. His term would have come to an end on November 17.

Both Ordinances have been signed by President Ram Nath Kovind.

The chiefs of the top agencies can