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The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 1) refused to entertain an intervention application filed by Dalit Panthers party challenging the Electoral Bonds scheme as discriminatory for not allowing...

The review petition has been filed by one of the petitioners, Udit Sood, under Article 137 of the Constitution against the decision rendered on October 17, saying that impugned judgment is “self-contradictory and manifestly unjust.”

In a recent development, review petitions have been filed against the Constitution Bench judgement of the Supreme Court which had, on 17.10.2023, refused to grant legal recognition for queer marriages...

On the second day of the hearing in the Electoral Bonds case, the Supreme Court questioned if the scheme was legalising kickbacks made to political parties. The Constitution Bench comprising Chief...

A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the recent ruling delivered by a Constitution Bench refusing to grant any legal recognition to same-sex couples.The review petition has been filed by one of the petitioners, Udit ...

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The Supreme Court of India has ruled that the electoral bonds scheme puts Opposition parties at a disadvantage, stating that the process of ensuring that electoral funding relies less on cash and more on accountable transactions is a work in progress.

The Supreme Court of India expressed concerns about the "selective anonymity/confidentiality" associated with electoral bonds. During a hearing on petitions challenging the electoral bond scheme, the Chief Justice and other Justices questioned why the ruling party tends to receive a substantial portion of donations through these bonds, raising the possibility of expectations linked to these donations.

The constitution bench that is to hear this case will be led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprise Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra.

A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the legal validity of the electoral bonds scheme, which facilitates anonymous donations to political parties.