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.
Attorney General for India, R Venkataramani while defending the validity of Electoral Bonds which facilitate anonymous donations to political parties, has told the Supreme Court that citizens do not have the fundamental right to be informed about the sources of political funding.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted for hearing on October 31 a batch of pleas challenging the central government's Electoral Bond Scheme which provides for funding to political parties
The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing the pleas challenging the government's Electoral Bond scheme allowing anonymous funding to political parties in the last week of January.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Hima Kohli and JB Pardiwala adjourned the matter after the advocate appearing for the petitioner said they have taken some extra grounds and the matter can be taken on December 6.
The Ministry of Finance on November 7 issued a notification for amending the scheme to provide "an additional period of 15 days" for their sale "in the year of general elections to the Legislative Assembly of States and Union Territories with Legislature".
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the methodology of the electoral bonds scheme is a "completely transparent" mode of political funding and it is impossible to get black money or unaccounted money.
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Government of India has notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018 vide Gazette Notification No. 20 dated January 2 2018, said Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central government to look into the potential misuse of funds received through the electoral bonds scheme, while reserving its order on a plea seeking a stay on sale of fresh electoral bonds ahead of state assembly e