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.
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.
Citizens don’t have right to know funding of political parties: Union govt on electoral bonds
The Union Government has said that citizens do not have the right to know the funding of a political party. The stand was made clear in court through a statement filed by Attorney General R Venkataramani before the Supreme Court. A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will hear petitions challenging the constitutional validity of anonymous electoral bonds scheme on October 31, Tuesday.