The Central Government of India has brought two ordinances to extend the tenure of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) directors and Enforcement Directorate (ED) directors from the present – two years to five years.
President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the ordinance, named the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021. The central government is expected to table a law in the Parliament to replace this ordinance, ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament – scheduled to begin from November 29.
The CVC (Amendment) ordinance read, “ Provided that the period for which the Director of Enforcement holds the office on his initial appointment may, in the public interest, on the recommendation of the Committee under clause(a) and for the reason to be recorded in writing, be extended up to one year at a time.
“Provided further that no such extension shall be granted after the completion of a period of five years in total including the period mentioned in the initial appointment,” the ordinance read further.