NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday appointed IRS officer Rahul Navin as in-charge director of Enforcement Directorate (ED).
A batch 1993 officer, Navin will hold the position of ED chief until the appointment of a full-time director or further orders, the ministry of finance said in its order.
As per the direction of the Supreme Court, the tenure of the outgoing ED chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra was set to end on September 15.
The apex court had allowed the extension of Mishra’s tenure by 46 days “in larger public interest” at the behest of the Centre.
The SC order came days after it had held as “illegal” two notifications by the Centre granting extension of service, for one year each time, Mishra as the chief of the Enforcement Directorate.
The government had sought the extension to help in seamless peer review by Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog.
A batch 1993 officer, Navin will hold the position of ED chief until the appointment of a full-time director or further orders, the ministry of finance said in its order.
As per the direction of the Supreme Court, the tenure of the outgoing ED chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra was set to end on September 15.
The apex court had allowed the extension of Mishra’s tenure by 46 days “in larger public interest” at the behest of the Centre.
The SC order came days after it had held as “illegal” two notifications by the Centre granting extension of service, for one year each time, Mishra as the chief of the Enforcement Directorate.
The government had sought the extension to help in seamless peer review by Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog.