Communist Party Of India Marxist vs Dinesh Kumar Khara

insc-2024-195 Supreme Court of India 11 March 2024 • Writ Petition (Civil) No 880 of 2017; Contempt Petition (Civil) No 138 of 2024; Writ Petition (Civil) No 880 of 2017; Contempt Petition (Civil) No 140 of 2024; Writ Petition (Civil) No 59 of 2018 • 12 min read

Judges (5)

B.R. Gavai Coram Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud Delivered J.B. Pardiwala Coram Manoj Misra Coram Sanjiv Khanna Coram

Counsel (17)

Abhishek Babbar Counsel Petitioner Aman Naqvi Counsel Petitioner Harshit Anand Counsel Petitioner Hrishika Jain Counsel Petitioner Kajal Giri Counsel Petitioner Kamal Kishore Counsel Petitioner Kapil Sibal Counsel Respondent Mreganka Kukreja Counsel Petitioner Natasha Maheshwari Counsel Petitioner Neha Rathi Counsel Petitioner Pranav Sachdeva Counsel Petitioner Prashant Bhushan Counsel Petitioner R. Balasubramanium Counsel Respondent Seema Bengani Counsel Respondent Shadan Farasat Counsel Petitioner Shivani Kapoor Counsel Petitioner Tushar Mehta Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Association for Democratic Reforms Respondent State Bank of India Applicant

Case Significance

Communist Party Of India Marxist vs Dinesh Kumar Khara is a Supreme Court of India decision dated March 11, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-195). Following the Constitution Bench's landmark judgment declaring the Electoral Bond Scheme unconstitutional, SBI sought an extension of time to disclose Electoral Bond details. The Court dismissed SBI's application for extension, directed SBI to disclose all Electoral Bond details including unique alpha-numeric numbers by March 21, 2024, and directed the Election Commission of India to upload the data on its website by March 26, 2024. The contempt petitions were also disposed of. The bench comprised Justices B.R. Gavai, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra and Sanjiv Khanna. The judgment was delivered by Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud.

Summary

Following the Constitution Bench's landmark judgment declaring the Electoral Bond Scheme unconstitutional, SBI sought an extension of time to disclose Electoral Bond details. The Court dismissed SBI's application for extension, directed SBI to disclose all Electoral Bond details including unique alpha-numeric numbers by March 21, 2024, and directed the Election Commission of India to upload the data on its website by March 26, 2024. The contempt petitions were also disposed of.

What was the outcome of Communist Party Of India Marxist vs Dinesh Kumar Khara?

Following the Constitution Bench's landmark judgment declaring the Electoral Bond Scheme unconstitutional, SBI sought an extension of time to disclose Electoral Bond details. The Court dismissed SBI's...

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