The scheme, which was notified on January 2, 2018, introduced instruments through which anyone in the country could donate money to political parties anonymously. It was pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring in transparency in political funding.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud began hearing the batch of pleas challenging the legal validity of the controversial scheme today.
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took the view that procedural wranglings could not lead to delay in deciding the petitions
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) judicial member Justice Rakesh Kumar resigned from his post after the Supreme Court on Monday took strong exception to his conduct for defying the top court's order.