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Post-ADR Electoral Bonds — RTI sequel
Central Information Commission · 2024-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
Post-ADR (Electoral Bonds 2024): RTI disclosures of donor + political-party receipt data now permissible.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2024-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | RTI applicant |
| Respondent | Election Commission / SBI |
| RTI Act sections | §2, §8 |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
Post-SC Electoral Bonds ruling: RTI applications for donor / recipient data are allowed; SBI directed to comply.
Ratio decidendi
Following the Supreme Court's ADR ruling (2024) striking down the Electoral Bonds Scheme, RTI applications seeking donor names, amounts, encashment dates, and political-party recipient data are permissible. SBI and the Election Commission directed to comply.
Keywords
Electoral Bonds, SBI, Election Commission, post-ADR
Similar cases in the corpus
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- ADR v. Union of India (Electoral Bonds) (SC 2024)
- Electoral roll copies — CIC (CIC 2016)
- Machine-readable electoral rolls — SC (SC 2023)
- Political party accounts — Kerala HC 2015 (HC-KER 2015)
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Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.
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