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BREAKING | Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bonds Scheme As Unconstitutional, Asks SBI To Stop Issuing EBs

Awstika Das

15 Feb 2024 11:04 AM IST

    • BREAKING | Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bonds Scheme As Unconstitutional, Asks SBI To Stop Issuing EBs

    The Court asked the Election Commission of India to publish the details of electoral bonds contributions on its website by March 13.

    The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 15) delivered its highly-anticipated judgment in the electoral bonds case, holding that anonymous electoral bonds are violative of the right to information under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. Accordingly, the scheme has been struck down as unconstitutional.A constitution bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justices Sanjiv Khanna,...

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    Supreme CourtSupreme Court of IndiaElectoral Bonds CaseElectoral Bonds SchemeChief Justice DY ChandrachudJustice Sanjiv KhannaJustice B R GavaiJustice J B PardiwalaJustice Manoj MisraAssociation for Democratic Reforms & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors
    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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