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Context: Recently, Government of India has brought two ordinances to extend the tenure of Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) directors up to 5 years.
The amended Acts
About Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
About Enforcement Directorate (ED)
The prime objective is the enforcement of two key Acts
Headquarters: New Delhi
What are the concerns associated with the ordinances? The criticisms include
2. Circumventing the Supreme court’s directive in two different cases:
3. Instead of a consolidated five-year term, the Ordinances enable the government to extend each director’s tenure for a year at a time for three years. This will act as a reward for guided functioning instead of a necessity to keep ongoing investigations on track,
Article 123 of the Constitution allows the Centre and state governments to frame laws through an ordinance, but the Constitution-makers envisaged a much-restrained use of this practice.
What needs to be done?
The extension allowed in exceptional circumstances cannot become a rule and a norm.
By: Shubham Tiwari ProfileResourcesReport error
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