SC strikes down electoral bonds scheme, ECI to make donations public by March 13
10 months, 1 week ago

SC strikes down electoral bonds scheme, ECI to make donations public by March 13

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the electoral bonds scheme and directed the State Bank of India to stop issuing them immediately and submit all details to the Election Commission of India by March 6 for making it public within a week. “The ECI will make all donations public within one week of the receipt of information,” the court said as it delivered its verdict on a clutch of petitions that have contested the validity of the scheme of political funding. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, and comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra, ruled on the legal sanctity of the scheme ahead of the general elections expected in April and May. EB scheme is thus violative of Article 19,” said CJI on whether the scheme violates the right to information of electors as he read out the judgment on behalf of justices Pardiwala, Misra and himself.

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Electoral Bonds: SC declines pleas seeking SIT probe into alleged quid pro quo in electoral bond donations
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds: SC declines pleas seeking SIT probe into alleged quid pro quo in electoral bond donations

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Friday declined a batch of petitions seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team into the alleged instances of quid pro quo arrangements between corporates and political parties through Electoral Bonds donations. The top court also rejected the demand to direct the authorities to recover the donations received by political parties through Electoral Bonds and to …

SC dismisses pleas seeking SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SC dismisses pleas seeking SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court dismissed a batch of pleas seeking a probe by a court-monitored Special Investigation Team into the electoral bonds scheme. The electoral bonds scheme, launched by the Narendra Modi government in 2018, was struck down by the Supreme Court in February this year. The Supreme Court said it cannot order a roving inquiry into purchase of electoral bonds …

Electoral bonds: SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe
5 months ago

Electoral bonds: SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on July 19, 2024, said a petition seeking the constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe each and every instance of quid pro quo, corruption, and kickbacks revealed through the disclosure of details of the electoral bonds would be listed for hearing on July 22. The petition submitted that some of the country’s …

PM Modi details 'Vision 2047', hits back at Opposition on ED raids, Electoral bonds issue | DETAILS
8 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi details 'Vision 2047', hits back at Opposition on ED raids, Electoral bonds issue | DETAILS

India TV News  

PM Modi interview: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has "big plans" for the country upon his return to the office after the Lok Sabha elections 2024, and assured that nobody needs to be "scared" of his decisions. PM Modi on 'One Nation, One Election' PM Modi reiterated his government's commitment to 'One Nation, One Election' idea, as …

Plea in SC seeks review of verdict scrapping electoral bonds scheme
8 months, 1 week ago

Plea in SC seeks review of verdict scrapping electoral bonds scheme

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of its February 15 verdict, which had scrapped the Modi government's electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding. The review plea filed by advocate Mathews J.Nedumpara submitted that this Court entertained the petition and struck down the law and the scheme without noticing that in doing so …

Electoral bonds are ‘post-raid’ bribes to BJP-led government: Jairam Ramesh
9 months ago

Electoral bonds are ‘post-raid’ bribes to BJP-led government: Jairam Ramesh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that the electoral bonds are “pre-paid”, “post-paid” and “post-raid” bribes, through which the central government had given Rs.3.8 lakh crore in projects and contracts to private companies in exchange for Rs.2,004 crore in donations to the Bharatiya Janata Party. In its 2019 manifesto, the Congress promised to scrap …

Electoral Bonds case | SBI confirms to Supreme Court its ‘complete disclosure’ of electoral bonds data
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds case | SBI confirms to Supreme Court its ‘complete disclosure’ of electoral bonds data

The Hindu  

The State Bank of India on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it has made a “complete disclosure” of all the details regarding the purchase and encashment of electoral bonds in its possession and custody to the Election Commission of India for publication on its official website. In an affidavit, SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said that the information shared …

Electoral Bonds: SC Judgment Landed Like a Clap of Thunder From a Clear Blue Sky
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds: SC Judgment Landed Like a Clap of Thunder From a Clear Blue Sky

The Quint  

Just as remarkable as the court’s reasoning and its judgment in the case, is what the court did in not just the judgment itself but also the actions it took to enforce its judgment. This becomes all the more important in the context of the ADR case as I will discuss, and one which does not get enough credit I …

SC order on electoral bonds disclosure does not cover full details from March 2018
9 months ago

SC order on electoral bonds disclosure does not cover full details from March 2018

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 18 directed full disclosure of electoral bonds purchased after April 2019, but information about a chunk of poll bonds bought and encashed during the first year of the anonymous political funding scheme will continue to remain hidden from the public eye. This would mean that full information on who bought how many electoral bonds to …

Electoral Bonds: Supreme Court rebukes SBI, says don't be ‘selective’
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral Bonds: Supreme Court rebukes SBI, says don't be ‘selective’

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The State Bank of India can't be selective in disclosing information linked to electoral bonds, the Supreme Court of India said on Monday, directing the bank to submit full details of the bonds' numbers to the Election Commission by March 21. The Supreme Court ordered the bank to disclose all "conceivable" electoral bond details in its possession, including …

Electoral Bonds Case: SBI must provide full details on electoral bonds without bias, as required by the court
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral Bonds Case: SBI must provide full details on electoral bonds without bias, as required by the court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the State of Bank of India to be “candid and fair” and not selective while directing it to make a “complete disclosure” of electoral bonds’ data, including their unique hidden alphanumeric and serial numbers, to the Election Commission of India for publication. The court said the information on electoral bonds forwarded to the ECI …

Electoral bonds case highlights: RJD, JD(U) trade charges over EB scheme
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds case highlights: RJD, JD(U) trade charges over EB scheme

Hindustan Times  

Electoral bonds case highlights: The Supreme Court on Monday heard a case regarding the State Bank of India disclosing the "unique serial numbers" of electoral bonds. Under the now-defunct 2018 Electoral Bond scheme, each bond is marked with a unique serial number, which could aid in monitoring their issuance and redemption and tracing them back to the purchaser. Expressing disapproval, …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

Direct SBI & ECI To Disclose Details Of Electoral Bonds Worth Rs 4K Crores Sold Before April 2019 : Plea In Supreme Court
9 months, 1 week ago

Direct SBI & ECI To Disclose Details Of Electoral Bonds Worth Rs 4K Crores Sold Before April 2019 : Plea In Supreme Court

Live Law  

An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to disclose the details of the electoral bonds which were sold between March 1, 2018 to April 11, 2019.Presently, the Supreme Court has directed the disclosure of the electoral bonds sold between the period April 12, 2019, till February 15, 2024.The applicant "Citizens for Rights Trust" submitted that …

Data on electoral bonds gives Opposition some ammunition ahead of Lok Sabha elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Data on electoral bonds gives Opposition some ammunition ahead of Lok Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

The disclosure of electoral bonds data by the Election Commission of India and the State Bank of India has added new ammunition to the Opposition’s arsenal ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, people aware of the matter said on Friday, adding that INDIA bloc parties devised plans to use the data to attack the Bharatiya Janata Party. Under the plan, …

SC pulls up SBI for not sharing serial numbers
9 months, 1 week ago

SC pulls up SBI for not sharing serial numbers

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said the apex court's verdict was quite clear — that the SBI shall furnish all the details of electoral bonds to the EC. The notice to the SBI came while the apex court was hearing an application …

Electoral Bonds: SC allows EC’s request to return data for being uploaded on website
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral Bonds: SC allows EC’s request to return data for being uploaded on website

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on 15 March allowed the request of ECI to return the data for being uploaded on the website. Electoral Bonds Data Live updates On 14 March, the Election Commission of India released the data on electoral bonds that the State Bank of India shared with the electoral panel body on March 12. The data highlighted the list …

Supreme Court Says State Bank Of India Has To Disclose Electoral Bond Numbers, Issues Notice To SBI
9 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Says State Bank Of India Has To Disclose Electoral Bond Numbers, Issues Notice To SBI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday categorically stated that the State Bank of India has to disclose electoral bonds numbers as well, in addition to the details it has already disclosed regarding the purchase and redemption of the bonds. The latest application comes on the heels of the apex court's recent directives to the State Bank of India and the ECI …

Pleas on Electoral bonds & EC appointments to come up in SC today
9 months, 1 week ago

Pleas on Electoral bonds & EC appointments to come up in SC today

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court will hear two important cases on Friday. The other case filed by election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms challenges the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from a panel for the selection of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners. Both cases comes a day after the poll body uploaded the details of the electoral bonds …

ECI asks Supreme Court to return sealed electoral bonds documents
9 months, 1 week ago

ECI asks Supreme Court to return sealed electoral bonds documents

The Hindu  

A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud is scheduled on March 15 to hear an application filed by the Election Commission of India seeking the return of electoral bonds’ documents handed over to the apex court in sealed cover/sealed boxes on two occasions. The ECI said it had handed over to …

Electoral Bonds Case : Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear Tomorrow ECI's Plea For Return Of Sealed Cover Boxes
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear Tomorrow ECI's Plea For Return Of Sealed Cover Boxes

Live Law  

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court which decided the Electoral Bonds case will sit tomorrow at 10.30 AM to hear an application filed by the Election Commission of India.On March 11, while directing the State Bank of India to disclose the electoral bonds data to the ECI by March 12, the Supreme Court had also directed the ECI to …

Electoral bonds case: 5 things SBI said in its compliance affidavit to Supreme Court
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds case: 5 things SBI said in its compliance affidavit to Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The State Bank of India on Tuesday had shared all details of electoral bonds with the Election Commission, which is set to publish them anytime before March 15, i.e Friday. On Wednesday, India's biggest public lender submitted a compliance affidavit before the apex court, sharing details of the bonds purchased and redeemed between April 1, 2019 and February 15 this …

Electoral Bonds Case: SBI files compliance affidavit in SC after sending electoral bonds details to EC
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral Bonds Case: SBI files compliance affidavit in SC after sending electoral bonds details to EC

The Hindu  

The State Bank of India on March 13 informed the Supreme Court that details of electoral bonds anonymously purchased by contributors and encashed by political parties between April 2019 and February 15, 2024 were hand-delivered to the Election Commission of India in order to facilitate public disclosure of political funding. The SBI said a total of 22,217 electoral bonds were …

Follow SC for reforms in electoral funding
9 months, 1 week ago

Follow SC for reforms in electoral funding

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court did well to reject the plea of the State Bank of India for an extension on the disclosure of details about electoral bonds and direct the State-owned bank to furnish these before the Election Commission of India by the end of business hours on Tuesday, March 12. On February 15, the SC scrapped the electoral bonds scheme …

SBI Furnishes Electoral Bonds Details To ECI After Supreme Court Rebuke
9 months, 1 week ago

SBI Furnishes Electoral Bonds Details To ECI After Supreme Court Rebuke

Live Law  

In a significant development following the Supreme Court's rebuke, the State Bank of India has furnished electoral bonds details to the Election Commission of India in compliance with the court's directives. 880 of 2017), data on electoral bonds has been supplied by State Bank of India to Election Commission of India, today, March 12, 2024." This announcement comes on the …

SBI sends electoral bonds details to Election Commission
9 months, 1 week ago

SBI sends electoral bonds details to Election Commission

The Hindu  

A day after the Supreme Court directive, the State Bank of India on March 12 submitted to the Election Commission of India the details of electoral bonds purchased and encashed since April 12, 2019. “In compliance of the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s directions to the SBI, contained in its order dated Feb 15 and March 11, 2024, data on electoral bonds …

SBI submits details of electoral bonds to EC, poll panel acknowledges
9 months, 1 week ago

SBI submits details of electoral bonds to EC, poll panel acknowledges

Hindustan Times  

The State Bank of India on Tuesday submitted details of electoral bonds to Election Commission. This comes a day after the top court rejected the lender's plea seeking an extension of deadline to disclose details of electoral bonds. “In compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court's directions to the SBI, contained in its order dated Feb 15 & March 11, 2024, data …

Names and bonds: The Hindu Editorial on electoral bonds scheme, the Supreme Court, and the State Bank of India
9 months, 1 week ago

Names and bonds: The Hindu Editorial on electoral bonds scheme, the Supreme Court, and the State Bank of India

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s refusal to grant any further time to the State Bank of India to furnish details of those who purchased and parties that encashed electoral bonds since April 2019 has foiled an ill-advised attempt to seek postponement of the disclosure until after the general election. The upshot of the bank’s application for time until June 30 is that …

Electoral bonds case: Supreme Court gives SBI 1 day to furnish data
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds case: Supreme Court gives SBI 1 day to furnish data

Hindustan Times  

A five-judge Supreme Court bench on Monday dismissed an application by State Bank of India seeking time till June 30 to submit details of electoral bonds purchased since April 12, 2019, to the Election Commission of India, noting that the required information was “readily available” with the state-owned bank, and giving it time until the business hours of March 12 …

Electoral bonds: Supreme Court rejects SBI's plea, orders it to furnish details tomorrow
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral bonds: Supreme Court rejects SBI's plea, orders it to furnish details tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the State Bank of India's plea seeking more time to furnish the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission and ordered the country's biggest bank to submit the same by the business hours of March 12, Tuesday. In a landmark verdict delivered on February 15, a five-judge Constitution bench scrapped the …

Electoral bonds: Supreme Court rejects SBI's plea, orders it to furnish details tomorrow
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral bonds: Supreme Court rejects SBI's plea, orders it to furnish details tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the State Bank of India's plea seeking more time to furnish the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission and ordered the country's biggest bank to submit the same by the business hours of March 12, Tuesday. In a landmark verdict delivered on February 15, a five-judge Constitution bench scrapped the …

Electoral bonds: Supreme Court raps SBI, asks ‘what steps have you taken in last 26 days?’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral bonds: Supreme Court raps SBI, asks ‘what steps have you taken in last 26 days?’

Hindustan Times  

Electoral bonds case hearing: The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the State Bank of India for not complying with its order and not disclosing electoral bond donor details to the Election Commission of India by March 6. The Supreme Court rejected the SBI's application seeking time till June 30 to disclose the details, giving it time till the business …

Electoral bonds: Supreme Court raps SBI, asks ‘what steps have you taken in last 26 days?’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral bonds: Supreme Court raps SBI, asks ‘what steps have you taken in last 26 days?’

Hindustan Times  

Electoral bonds case hearing: The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the State Bank of India for not complying with its order and not disclosing electoral bond donor details to the Election Commission of India by March 6. The Supreme Court rejected the SBI's application seeking time till June 30 to disclose the details, giving it time till the business …

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear today the application filed by the State Bank of India seeking an extension of time till June 30 to furnish information relating to the Electoral Bonds.As per the judgment delivered on February 15, the Bank had to furnish the information to the Election Commission of India by March 6. The Supreme Court will hear today …

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear today the application filed by the State Bank of India seeking an extension of time till June 30 to furnish information relating to the Electoral Bonds.As per the judgment delivered on February 15, the Bank had to furnish the information to the Election Commission of India by March 6. The Supreme Court will hear today …

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear today the application filed by the State Bank of India seeking an extension of time till June 30 to furnish information relating to the Electoral Bonds.As per the judgment delivered on February 15, the Bank had to furnish the information to the Election Commission of India by March 6. The Supreme Court will hear today …

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear today the application filed by the State Bank of India seeking an extension of time till June 30 to furnish information relating to the Electoral Bonds.As per the judgment delivered on February 15, the Bank had to furnish the information to the Election Commission of India by March 6. The Supreme Court will hear today …

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear today the application filed by the State Bank of India seeking an extension of time till June 30 to furnish information relating to the Electoral Bonds.As per the judgment delivered on February 15, the Bank had to furnish the information to the Election Commission of India by March 6. The Supreme Court will hear today …

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear today the application filed by the State Bank of India seeking an extension of time till June 30 to furnish information relating to the Electoral Bonds.As per the judgment delivered on February 15, the Bank had to furnish the information to the Election Commission of India by March 6. The Supreme Court will hear today …

Electoral bonds: Key Supreme Court hearing today as SBI, NGO file petitions | 10 points
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral bonds: Key Supreme Court hearing today as SBI, NGO file petitions | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

All eyes will be on the Supreme Court on Monday, March 11, as it will hear the application filed by the State Bank of India seeking an extension till June 30 to disclose details of each electoral bond encashed by political parties before the scheme was scrapped last month. A view of the Supreme Court of India A five-judge Constitution …

Former bureaucrats ask EC not to announce Lok Sabha schedule pending electoral bonds disclosure by SBI
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Former bureaucrats ask EC not to announce Lok Sabha schedule pending electoral bonds disclosure by SBI

The Hindu  

Days after the State Bank of India sought an extension from the Supreme Court to submit data on electoral bonds, a group of former civil servants on Saturday asked the Election Commission not to announce the schedule for Lok Sabha polls till the bank shares the information as mandated by the top court. The former bureaucrats, under the banner of …

Electoral bonds case | Five-judge Bench to hold special sitting on SBI plea for more time
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral bonds case | Five-judge Bench to hold special sitting on SBI plea for more time

The Hindu  

A special sitting by a five-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud is scheduled on March 11 to hear an application filed by the State Bank of India seeking time till June 30 to share details of electoral bonds purchased anonymously and encashed by political parties since April 2019. A contempt petition filed by the Association for …

Electoral bonds scheme | Modi government using SBI as a “shield” to hide dubious deals: Kharge
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral bonds scheme | Modi government using SBI as a “shield” to hide dubious deals: Kharge

The Hindu  

A day after the State Bank of India sought time from the Supreme Court until June 30 to submit details of the electoral bond scheme, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Narendra Modi-led government of using the SBI as a “shield to hide its dubious dealings”. “Modi Govt is using the largest bank of our country as a shield to …

SBI appeals to Supreme Court: Seeks extension of March 6 deadline for electoral bonds data submission
9 months, 3 weeks ago

SBI appeals to Supreme Court: Seeks extension of March 6 deadline for electoral bonds data submission

India TV News  

The State Bank of India has approached the Supreme Court, requesting an extension of the March 6 deadline for submitting data related to Electoral Bonds. Last month, the Supreme Court directed SBI to furnish the details to the Election Commission by March 6 as part of its verdict on the electoral bond scheme. Time-consuming retrieval process In its application to …

Explainer | Ctrl + Delete: Electoral Bonds
10 months ago

Explainer | Ctrl + Delete: Electoral Bonds

New Indian Express  

"Political contributions give a seat at the table to the contributor. This access also translates into influence over policy-making,” said Supreme Court Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud while declaring the electoral bond scheme illegal in a landmark judgment on February 15. The CJI’s sharp words underscore the notion of the unholy nexus between money power and political parties, and how …

Making sense of electoral bond judgment through data
10 months ago

Making sense of electoral bond judgment through data

The Hindu  

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled the electoral bonds Scheme unconstitutional, saying that the anonymous influx of funding to political parties, especially from corporations, hinders democratic legitimacy. In Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s opinion, “access to information which can materially shape the citizens’ choice is necessary for them to have a say in how their lives are affected.” This meant Solicitor General …

SC strikes down electoral bonds scheme, EFTA trade agreement raises concerns, and more | The week in 5 charts
10 months ago

SC strikes down electoral bonds scheme, EFTA trade agreement raises concerns, and more | The week in 5 charts

The Hindu  

Electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional: Supreme Court In a landmark unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court on February 15, Thursday, struck down as “unconstitutional and manifestly arbitrary” the electoral bonds scheme, which provides blanket anonymity to political donors, as well as critical legal amendments allowing rich corporations to make unlimited political donations. The court dismissed the Union government’s argument that the anonymity …

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