The State Bank of India on Tuesday submitted details of electoral bonds to Election Commission. This comes a day after the top court rejected the lender’s plea seeking an extension of deadline to disclose details of electoral bonds. “In compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court’s directions to the SBI, contained in its order dated Feb 15 & March 11, 2024 (in the matter of WPC NO.880 of 2017), data on electoral bonds has been supplied by State Bank of India to Election Commission of India, today, March 12, 2024,” the Election Commission posted on social platform X.
“In compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court’s directions to the SBI, contained in its order dated Feb 15 & March 11, 2024 (in the matter of WPC NO.880 of 2017), data on electoral bonds has been supplied by State Bank of India to Election Commission of India, today, March 12, 2024,” the Election Commission posted on social platform X.
On Monday, the top court bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud dismissed the SBI’s plea seeking extension of time till June 30 to disclose the details. The bench also directed the poll panel to publish the information shared by the bank on its official website by 5 p.m. on March 15.
