Rush Hour podcast: Centre seeks another extension for ED chief despite SC ruling it illegal

In today’s edition, the Opposition moves no confidence motion against the Modi government in Parliament, a Parliamentary panel has suggested that government award recipients be made to sign an undertaking to prevent award wapsi protest and the Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking an extension of Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure.

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References

• Is SC verdict in ED Director tenure case yet another example of judicial deference to the Centre?
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