The story so far: The Supreme Court is expected to hear the petition filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) challenging the Centre’s electoral bonds Scheme soon. . The plea has been pending since 2017.
The interim petitions seeking to stay the electoral bonds scheme were taken up twice in the past, in 2019 and 2021 before elections but such a stay was not granted by the apex court. The main case challenging the constitutionality of the scheme is yet to be heard and ADR’s plea appeared on the cause list for Monday, September 19, while a Bench has not been assigned yet. The scheme has generated much debate since its announcement in 2017, inviting concerns from the Election Commission, Reserve Bank of India, Parliament, and civil society.
