The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, issued an order in the case of the electoral bonds scheme and listed the matter for examination if the constitutional bench should preside over it on April 11. The Apex Court bench constituting CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha heard the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As per the reports, the petitioner\u2019s counsel advocate Shadan Farasat contended before the Court that the matter is of Constitutional importance and has the power to affect the nation\u2019s democratic polity in the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Farasat also commented that the case requires an authoritative rulling. Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, who also represented one of the petitioners, said that they will only benefit if a constitutional bench hears the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Supreme Court was hearing a clubbed of petitions led by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms which challenged the cogency if Centre\u2019s electoral bonds scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read Also<\/strong>: Delhi excise policy scam: BRS leader K Kavitha submits all phones ahead of third round of questioning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Court asked the Centre if they want to contend the submission by the petitioner of referring the case to a constitutional bench. However, the Centre\u2019s counsel told the Court that Attorney General R. Venkataramani, who wasn\u2019t in attendance for the Centre, would have to argue if referring the case to the constitutional bench should be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the submissions of the Centre and the petitioner were made, the Apex Court scheduled the case to be heard on April 11 in order to assess whether petitions should be referred to a constitutional bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Centre, in October 2022, had told the Supreme Court that the electoral bonds scheme is an absolutely transparent mode of political funding. However, a recent report by Association for Democratic Reforms wrote that more than 66% of the total income of seven national parties in 2021-2022 came from unknown sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As per the reports, the Supreme Court in March 2021 denied putting a stay order to the sale of electoral bonds ahead of elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n