1 Nov 2023 4:58 AM GMT2023-11-01 04:58:59
The Supreme Court will continue hearing today a batch of petitions challenging the electoral bonds scheme.
A Constitution bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is hearing the matter. Yesterday, Adv Prashant Bhushan, for Association for Democratic Reforsm, commenced arguments for petitioners & asserted that amendments to FCRA, RPA, Income Tax Act & Companies Act violated citizens' Right to information and promoted corruption. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, Advocate Shadan Farasat (for CPI(M)) and Advocate Nizam Pasha advanced arguments yesterday. In yesterday's proceedings, the Supreme Court also commented on the lack of control over transactions involving Electoral Bonds owing to the transferability of the bonds.
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