Overview
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved a one-year extension on Wednesday through a DoPT order, with no successor named and Sood now in office until May 2027.
- The high‑powered selection panel, which includes the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition, met Tuesday at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg to consider candidates.
- Rahul Gandhi submitted a two‑page dissent that said he was denied candidates’ self‑appraisal files and 360‑degree reports and was asked to vet 69 officers during the meeting.
- He argued the process had been reduced to a formality and accused the government of misusing the CBI to target critics, saying the opposition member on the panel is not a rubber stamp.
- A 2021 law allows one‑year extensions for probe‑agency chiefs, and Sood had already received a similar extension in May 2025.