Centre Brings Ordinance To Extend Tenure Of ED, CBI Directors To 5 Years

The central government on November 14 brought two ordinances to extend the tenure of the directors of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The ordinance allows the government to extend the current tenure of two years to up to five years. However, the second extension cannot be granted after the completion of the five years of the extension.