Another Tale of Legislative Overreach? – The RMLNLU Law Review Blog
By- Deborshi Sarkar & Rishab Gupta
INTRODUCTION
The incumbent Enforcement Directorate (ED) director Mr. Sanjay Mishra was initially appointed by an order dated 19.11.2018 by the Central Government. His tenure of service was further extended by one year vide an office order dated 13.11.2020 by the President of India which retrospectively amended the initial appointment order. The legality of this office order adjudicated upon by the Apex Court in Common Cause (A Registered Society)v. Union of India. The Apex Court in this judgment had prevented further extensions from being granted to Mr. Sanjay Mishra owes his attention to the