Last Updated Apr - 04 - 2025, 04:54 PM | Source : Fela News
The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition seeking confiscation of ₹16,518 crore received by political parties via the now-scrapped 2018 electoral bonds
The Supreme Court has rejected a review petition challenging its earlier decision not to confiscate ₹16,518 crore collected by political parties through the 2018 electoral bonds scheme. The review plea, filed by Khem Singh Bhati, was dismissed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices J. B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. The bench, in an order dated March 26, stated, “The review petition is dismissed in terms of the signed order. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.”
The court also declined Bhati’s request for an open-court hearing on the matter.
Previously, on February 15, 2024, a five-judge Constitution Bench led by then-Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud struck down the electoral bonds scheme, calling it unconstitutional. The scheme, introduced by the BJP government and notified on January 2, 2018, aimed to offer a transparent alternative to cash donations in political funding.
Following the verdict, the State Bank of India, the designated body handling electoral bonds, provided donor data to the Election Commission, which then released the information publicly.
Aug - 22 - 2025
The Air India flight (AI645) going from Mumbai to Jodhpur on Friday, 22 August 2025, suddenly returned to the bay as soon as the take-off rolls, wh... Read More
Aug - 22 - 2025
The Supreme Court of India, on August 22, 2025, took a firm but empathetic stance, urging all twelve political parties in Bihar to play an active r... Read More
Aug - 22 - 2025
Tourism and infrastructure are developing rapidly in wildlife gardens of India, but not every living organism or ecosystem is flourishing below the... Read More
Aug - 22 - 2025
Making a sensitive and practical change, the Supreme Court of India has amended its old instructions on the management of stray dogs, which also ad... Read More
Aug - 22 - 2025
The heartbreaking accident in a private school in Ahmedabad has become a cause of anger. The parents allege that the administration delayed the cla... Read More
Aug - 21 - 2025
According to police, the incident took place when the uncle scolded and hit his niece for not studying. Angered by this, the boy attacked his uncle... Read More