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Association for Democratic Reforms & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 2 S.C.R. 420
Decided 15 February 2024

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid observations, the argument raised by the petitioners that there is no rational connection between the measure and the purpose, which is also illegitimate, has merit and should be accepted.

Judgment, page 174

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration The matter pertains to the constitutional validity of the Electoral Bond Scheme which introduced anonymous financial contributions to political parties; as also the constitutional validity of the provisions of the Finance Act 2017 which, among other things, amended the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act 1934, the Representation of the People Act 1951, the Income Tax Act 1961; as also whether unlimited corporate funding to political parties, as envisaged by the amendment to s. 182(1) of the Companies Act infringes the principle of free and fair elections and

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 followed · 6 referred to · 2 mentioned

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