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"It will also tell us if all the wealth...": After caste survey, Rahul pro
Updated : 2 years ago IST
As his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' reached Bihar's Aurangabad on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday came out in praise of the Supreme Court over its verdict striking down electoral bonds, promising to conduct a financial survey across the country if voted to power in the upco
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"Majority of Electoral Bond contributions went to ruling parties in Centre
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a separate but concurring opinion in the Electoral Bonds case, Justice Sanjiv Khanna highlighted significant data related to contributions via such bonds. He observed that a majority of these contributions were directed towards parties holding power at both the national and state levels.
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CPI-M hails SC verdict striking down electoral bonds, says "unscrupulous s
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court striking down the electoral bonds scheme and said the "unscrupulous scheme designed to finance the ruling party by anonymous corporate donors" has been completely scrapped
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"Ray of hope for democracy," says Kapil Sibal after SC strikes down electo
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After a five-judge bench of Supreme Court striking down the Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal called SC's decision "a ray of hope for democracy".
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Congress targets PM Modi after Supreme Court verdict striking down Elector
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Thursday that the Supreme Court verdict striking down the Electoral Bonds scheme has allegedly proven that the electoral bonds are a "big scam" of the NDA government.
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After striking down Electoral Bonds scheme, SC orders SBI to stop issuing
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday after striking down the Electoral Bonds Scheme which allowed for anonymous funding to political parties, ordered the State Bank of India (SBI) to stop issuing Electoral Bonds immediately.
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"Petitions filed have been comprehensively allowed": Prashant Bhushan afte
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After the Supreme Court struck down the Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan said that the petitions filed have been comprehensively allowed by the top court.
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SC strikes down Electoral Bonds scheme as violative of RTI and Article 19(
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Apex Court ordered banks to forthwith stop issuing Electoral Bonds and that the State Bank of India (SBI) shall furnish the details of Electoral Bonds encashed by the political parties. The court said that SBI should submit the details to the Election Commisison of India and ECI shall
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SC to pronounce verdict on pleas challenging validity of Centre's Electora
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud had on November 2 last year reserved its verdict in the matter.
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SC verdict tomorrow on pleas challenging validity of Electoral Bonds schem
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday will deliver its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the legal validity of the Central government's Electoral Bond scheme which allows for anonymous funding to political parties.
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SBI authorised to issue and encash electoral bonds through 29 branches
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Ministry of Finance has granted authorization to the State Bank of India (SBI) for the issuance and encashment of electoral bonds through its 29 authorised branches.
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SBI authorised to issue and encash electoral bonds through 29 branches
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Electoral bonds, once issued, are valid for a period of 15 calendar days. It is essential to note that no payment will be made to any payee political party if the electoral bond is deposited after the expiration of its validity period.
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