The Supreme Court on Friday (March 15) decided to postpone the hearing on pleas to stay the new law that removes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing election commissioners. Stating that the interlocutory applications are not on record, the court posted the matter to March 21. A bench of Justices Sanjiv …
The troubles for the State Bank of India (SBI) are expected to rise as the Communist Party of India (Marxist) filed a contempt petition against the bank in the Supreme Court for “wilful disobedience” of the apex court order in the electoral bond case. The CPI(M)’s contempt plea came days after the Association for Democratic …
Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday (March 7) sought an urgent hearing for a contempt petition filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) against the State Bank of India (SBI) for alleged non-compliance with the Supreme Court’s order to disclose details of electoral bonds. This move by ADR comes amidst the ongoing battle for transparency …
In a unanimous judgement, a constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said amendments made to laws governing elections, taxation and corporate donations to facilitate the rollout of the scheme were unconstitutional and violated citizens’ right to information. The apex court directed State Bank of India (SBI), the sole issuer of electoral bonds, to …