Date: Mar 12, 2024 (the Wire) By: Venkatesh Nayak The Supreme Court of India refused to grant the State Bank of India extra time to furnish information about the buyers of electoral bonds (EBs) and the political parties that redeemed them. Instead, the court threatened the bank with penal action
Feb 16 2023 (newindianexpress.com) BENGALURU: The Congress on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court judgment striking down the electoral bonds scheme. The Grand Old Party “hoped that the Union Government will stop resorting to mischievous ideas in future”. Taking to ‘X’, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge said, “On the day of
Feb 16, 2024 (aljazeera.com) New Delhi, India The Indian Supreme Court verdict on Thursday scrapping an opaque, election funding system has set off powerful tremors in the country’s politics, with transparency advocates arguing that it could expose those involved in a controversial form of political financing ahead of national
Feb 15, 2024 (thewire.in) The Supreme Court has declared electoral bonds, which allowed individuals and companies in India to donate anonymously to political parties, unconstitutional. It has ordered the State Bank of India to furnish details on donations and the political parties which received them, to the Election Commission,
