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In a unanimous verdict that will have a significant impact on India’s democracy, a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, on Thursday, February 15, struck down the electoral bonds scheme, deeming it unconstitutional. The bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra, did not heed the Union government’s argument that citizens do not have the right to know the funding of political parties. It held that electoral bonds are violative of right to information and Article 19(1)(a), which is the right to freedom of speech and expression. The CJI said, “Information about funding of political parties is essential for electoral choices.” The court also struck down amendments made to the Information Technology Act, Companies Act and Representation of People Act as unconstitutional.

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