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The bench said the apex court had, in its verdict in the electoral bonds case, asked the bank to disclose all the details of the bonds and it should not wait for further orders on this aspect.
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The ED had arrested the AAP leader on May 30, 2022 on the charge of laundering money through four companies allegedly linked to him.
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Political parties had filed data on Electoral Bonds in sealed cover as directed by the Supreme Court's interim order dated April 12, 2019, the poll panel said in a statement.
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He exuded confidence that justice shall prevail and the party will continue to fight legally.
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However, the Supreme Court did not acknowledge the same and posted the matter for hearing on March 19.
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said there were 237 petitions and in those pending ones, four interim applications have been filed against the implementation of the rules.
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It said this be preferably carried out by 5 pm on Saturday and once the exercise is completed, the original documents be returned to the EC.
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The poll panel issued a press note providing the link on which the data provided by the SBI can be accessed.
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Earlier, the top court had directed that the Election Commission's order of February 7 allotting 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar' as the party name for the Sharad Pawar faction will continue till further orders.
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"The provided data pertains to bonds bought and redeemed from April 1, 2019, to February 15, 2024," the affidavit stated.
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The Supreme Court had on Monday rejected SBI's plea to extend the March 6 deadline for submitting the data to the ECI
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The court directed SBI to disclose information by March 12, and warned of contempt action if not complied with. SBI argued practical difficulties with the decoding exercise
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On March 5, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court acquitted Saibaba, 54, and others, noting that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the case against him.
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A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud also directed the EC to publish the details shared by the bank on its official website by 5 pm on March 15.
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Dissent over policy actions of a government should not become a ground to accuse someone of creating enmity between groups or disharmony.
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The SC judgement is a significant step towards curbing the rampant role of money power in horse trading and other malpractices
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The appellant official contended in the apex court that allegations do not constitute the necessary ingredients of the offences alleged as the deceased was bothered by the pressure of working in two districts.
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the Congress' position on the electoral bonds scheme is that it is "opaque, undemocratic and destroyed the level playing field".
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Pronouncing the verdict, the CJI said bribery is not protected by parliamentary privileges and the interpretation of the 1998 verdict is contrary to Articles 105 and 194 of the Constitution.
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While the opposition parties hailed the Apex Court decision, the ruling BJP said that the scheme was brought in for transparency in electoral funding.