Enforcement Directorate Chief SK Mishra has got some reprieve from the Supreme Court, which said he can stay on till the 15th of September, instead of the earlier deadline of the 31st of July. The Order came on the Centre's appeal for an extension of the deadline till the 15th of October. The Court — which earlier held a second and a third extension as "illegal" — relented marginally today after the Centre argued about "unusual circumstances" and emphasised the need for continuity.
 
The Centre also argued that some neighbouring countries want India to fall into FATF's 'grey list' and so continuity is necessary for the post of the Enforcement Directorate Chief. However, the Top Court made it clear that no further extension would be granted to S K Mishra under any circumstance.