Enforcement Directorate

Subject – Security

Context – Centre can extend ED Director’s term, says SC

Concept –

As the tenure of appointment of Director of Enforcement is not a maximum period of two years, a person can be appointed as Director of Enforcement for a period of more than two years.
There is no proscription on the Government to appoint a Director of Enforcement beyond a period of two years.
The court said the power to grant extensions for a “reasonable period” to the ED Director should be done rarely and only after recording the reasons.

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