Poll Body Asked By Supreme Court To Publish Electoral Bonds Data By Friday
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The Supreme Court today ordered the State Bank of India to submit the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission by close of business hours tomorrow.
The Election Commission is likely to make the electoral bonds data public on its website soon after the expected disclosure by the State Bank of India. The Supreme Court today ordered the State Bank of India to submit the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission by close of business hours tomorrow. The poll body was in turn asked by the court to make this data public on its website by Friday (March 15).
A five-judge constitution bench asked tough questions to the SBI, which unsuccessfully sought extension of time till June 30 to disclose the details of electoral bonds. The court asked senior advocate Harish Salve, who was representing the bank, about the steps taken by the SBI to comply with its landmark February 15 order that scrapped the scheme of anonymous political funding.
"Mr Salve, our judgement is dated February 15, 2024. We are now on the 11th of March. In the last 26 days, what extent of matching has been done by you? What steps have you taken in the last 26 days? The application is absolutely silent on that," Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said.
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