SC has managed to retrieve some of the ground it had steadily ceded to the Executive. It remains to be seen, if, on this decision and in cases in the future, it can stay the course. Christophe Jaffrelot writes.
Electoral bonds, the State Bank and the art of evasion
The Indian voter needs to know the sources of financial contributions to political parties well before she casts her vote in the general election, write Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri in today's The Hindu.
When asked to get electoral bond data, SBI limps before SC, but bolts for government
SBI has asked the Supreme Court time till June 30 to provide details of electoral bonds. While SBI moves sluggishly in disclosing the names of those who played secret santas to political parties saying it is a laborious task, the bank has in the past displayed stunning agility in fulfilling similar government inquiries.
Modi Government's Tryst with Electoral Bonds Should Neither Be Forgotten Nor Forgiven
The episode reveals that when a strong executive decides it wants something, even something that is dangerous and unconstitutional, there is little resistance from within to stop it, writes Aakar Patel.
The electoral bonds scheme has to be struck down as unconstitutional: SC
While the petitioners argued that the anonymity of electoral bond donations violated citizens’ right to information, the government defended the scheme citing the right to privacy.