Opinion: SC Verdict On Electoral Bonds Will Help Clean Up Murky Waters Of Political Funding In India

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India struck down the Electoral Bonds Scheme of 2018 as "unconstitutional" on February 15, 2024.

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The Supreme Court of India, in a five-judge verdict, passed its judgment in the case of Association for Democratic Reforms & Another Vs Union of India and Others, 2024 INSC 113. In the landmark verdict, the Constitution Bench struck down the Electoral Bonds Scheme of 2018 as unconstitutional and violative of the doctrine of equality and right to information enshrined under Articles 14 and 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, respectively. What Was The Electoral Bonds Scheme Of 2018? The Electoral