The petitions challenge the amendments made by the government to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Act, 2003, through an ordinance on November 14, 2021, giving itself the power to extend the tenure of the ED director by up to five years.

Mishra, who was Principal Special Director in ED, was appointed the agency’s director on November 19, 2018, for a two-year period. On November 13, 2020, this was extended by one year, and again by a year in 2021.