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CBI Director Praveen Sood's Tenure Extended by One Year After Selection Panel Deadlock

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension following the inability of a high-level committee to agree on a successor.

Praveen Sood was born in 1964 in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
The government has extended the tenure of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Praveen Sood by a year (PTI)
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Overview

  • Praveen Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre, will continue as CBI Director until May 2026.
  • The extension decision was made after a three-member selection panel, including PM Modi, LoP Rahul Gandhi, and CJI Sanjiv Khanna, failed to reach consensus on a replacement.
  • The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet formalized the extension on May 7, 2025, under statutory and Supreme Court-mandated guidelines.
  • Sood’s tenure as CBI Director has been marked by high-profile investigations and technological reforms in case tracking systems.
  • Rahul Gandhi reportedly dissented on the extension, highlighting ongoing political dimensions in the leadership decision process.