The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 22 March, said that it had nothing to do with the political allegiances of the petitioners who had challenged the Enforcement Directorate Director's third tenure extension and the 2021 amendment to the CVC Act which allowed this.
“We are not concerned with who belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and who belongs to Congress", the top court observed.
Where this comes from: Last month, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government, had told the court that the petitions have been filed by members of Congress and Trinamool Congress parties to protect their senior leaders who are facing money laundering cases.
The petition is "admittedly intended to scuttle the legitimate statutory investigation being carried out by the directorate of enforcement against certain politically exposed persons,” he had said.