The issue of Electoral Bonds should be halted forthwith, ordered the Supreme Court of India today while striking down the Central government's Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional.
A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra unanimously quashed the scheme.
In a landmark verdict passed earlier today, the Supreme Court struck down the electoral bonds scheme that allows unlimited anonymous donations to political parties; Kapil Sibal gives his reaction and response
The judgment on the validity of the electoral bonds scheme was reserved by a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court after a three-day hearing, which started on October 31.