The Supreme Court is pronouncing its verdict today on a batch of petitions that have challenged the legal validity of the electoral bonds scheme that allows anonymous donations to political parties .
The Court also asked how it would be possible to find out if corruption has taken place if donor details are hidden. "If confidentiality is given, how do we ensure that quid pro quo does not take place?" the Court asked.
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the legal validity of the electoral bonds scheme, which facilitates anonymous donations to political parties.
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said this after Sarah Sunny, a hearing and speech-impaired lawyer, argued before it through a court-appointed interpreter – a first for the apex court.