Mishra was initially appointed as the ED Director in November 2018 for a period of 2 years which was schedule to end in November 2020. He had already reached the retirement age of 60 years in May 2020.
The petitioner has submitted in its petition that at the end of Mishra's two-year tenure as the ED Director, he would have been ineligible for reappointment by virtue of Section 25 of the CVC Act, 2003.