Supreme Court of India · 2024-03-11
Association For Democratic Reforms vs Dinesh Kumar Khara
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Association For Democratic Reforms
- Respondent
- Dinesh Kumar Khara
- Bench
- B R Gavai, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court declared the Electoral Bond Scheme and amendments to the Finance Act 2017 unconstitutional, citing violations of the right to information under Article 19(1)(a) and arbitrariness under Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court mandated the State Bank of India to disclose details of Electoral Bonds purchased and redeemed from April 12, 2019, to February 15, 2024, and directed the Election Commission of India to publish this information. The Court also ordered the cessation of the issuance of Electoral Bonds and established a timeline for compliance with its directives.