Electoral Bonds case

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation Writ Petition (Civil) No. 880 of 2017
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 2024-02-15
gptkbp:fullName Association for Democratic Reforms & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electoral Bonds case
gptkbp:impact Increased transparency in political funding
Disclosure of donors and recipients of electoral bonds
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
Justice B.R. Gavai
Justice J.B. Pardiwala
Justice Manoj Misra
Justice Sanjiv Khanna
gptkbp:mainPetitioner gptkb:Association_for_Democratic_Reforms
gptkb:Common_Cause
gptkbp:mainRespondent gptkb:Union_of_India
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:numberOfIssues Constitutionality of the Electoral Bonds Scheme
Transparency in political funding
gptkbp:order State Bank of India to disclose details of all electoral bonds purchased and redeemed
Details to be submitted to Election Commission of India
gptkbp:orderYear 2024-02-15
gptkbp:powers 5
gptkbp:publicInterest true
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act,_1951
gptkb:Companies_Act,_2013
gptkb:Income_Tax_Act,_1961
gptkbp:relatedTo Electoral Bonds Scheme, 2018
gptkbp:verdict Electoral Bonds Scheme unconstitutional
Amendments to Companies Act, Income Tax Act, and Representation of the People Act struck down
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Judiciary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6