In the previous hearing on 11th july, a three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol held the extensions given to Mishra’s term to be illegal insofar as it violated the mandate of the Supreme Court’s 2021 judgement in the Common Cause case which specifically barred the central government from granting any further extensions.

However, the Court allowed him to continue in his post till July 31, 2023, taking into consideration the concerns expressed by the Union Government regarding peer review of international body FATF and smooth transfer of power.

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, on behalf of the Centre, urged a bench headed by Justice Gavai today to hear an application filed with respect to its judgement before Friday. “I am circulating one miscellaneous application. There is some prayer we are making which will have to persuade Your Lordships on this side of…before Friday,” the law officer told the court.

The bench agreed to list the application on Thursday at 3:30 PM.