Supreme Court Says May Not Be Able To Hear Electoral Bonds Plea This Week
NDTV
An NGO had filed a plea in 2017 on the alleged issue of corruption and subversion of democracy through illicit and foreign funding of political parties and lack of transparency in the accounts of all political parties.
The Supreme Court has said it may not be able to hear on October 8 the plea of an NGO seeking a direction to the Centre not to open any further window for sale of electoral bonds during the pendency of a case pertaining to funding of political parties and alleged lack of transparency in their accounts.
A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana made the observation when it was requested by lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the plea of NGO, "Association for Democratic Reforms", not be deleted from the list of matters scheduled for hearing on October 8.
"Friday (October 8) is the last day (before Dussehra break). We may not be able to take it up (for hearing)," said the bench which also comprised Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli.
The NGO, which had filed the PIL in 2017 on the alleged issue of corruption and subversion of democracy through illicit and foreign funding of political parties and lack of transparency in the accounts of all political parties, had filed an interim application in March this year before the assembly polls in West Bengal and Assam seeking that window for sale of electoral bonds be not reopened.
