The Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions that sought a review of its February 15, 2024 verdict regarding the constitutional validity of the Electoral Bonds scheme.
The Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice JB Paridwala and Justice Manoj Misra on Friday observed that no case could be made out for review under Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules 2013.
After perusing the review petitions filed by Advocate Mathews Nedumpara and another, the Apex Court noted that there was no error apparent on the face of the record.
On February 15, the top court of the country struck down the electoral bonds scheme as well as amendments made to the Income Tax Act and the Representation of People Act, which had made the donations anonymous.
The Supreme Court had ruled that the electoral bonds scheme due to its anonymous nature was violative of right to information and thus hit free speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.
It further directed the State Bank of India to disclose the details of all electoral bonds purchased and enchased from April 2019.
The SBI furnished all details of electoral bonds purchased, including the details of political parties who purchased the bonds.