Smt. Justice Lisa Gill
The Hon'ble The Chief Justice
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W.P.(C) No. 880/2017
ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATICS REFORMS VS UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court held that the Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018 and the amendments made by the Finance Act to Section 29C of the RP Act, Section 182(3) of the Companies Act and Section 13A(b) of IT Act are unconstitutional. The Court also held the deletion of the proviso to Section 182(1) of the Companies Act permitting unlimited corporate contributions to political parties even for loss making companies is arbitrary and violative of Article 14. The judgment of the Court was authored by Chief Justice (Dr.) Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud. Justice Sanjiv Khanna wrote a concurring but separate opinion.The Supreme Court also directed that SBI shall submit to the ECI by 6 March 2024: (i) details of the Electoral Bonds purchased from 12 April 2019 till date, to the Election Commission of India (“ECI”). The details shall include the date of purchase of each Bond, the name of the purchaser and the denomination of the Bond purchased; and (ii) details of political parties which have encashed Electoral Bonds since 12 April 2019 to date to the ECI including details of each Electoral Bond encashed by political parties, the date of encashment and the denomination of the Electoral Bond.The Court directed the ECI to publish the information shared by SBI on its official website within one week from the receipt of the information (by 13 March 2024).
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November 10 1964
Civil Appeal/165/1964
Hon'ble Justice K. SUBBA RAO, J. c. SHAH AND S. M. SlKRI
STATE OF MYSORE Vs. YADDALAM LAKSHMINARASIMHAIAH SETIY AND SONS
November 10 1964
Civil Appeal/165/1964
Honourable Judge K. SUBBA RAO, J. c. SHAH AND S. M. SlKRI
STATE OF MYSORE Vs. YADDALAM LAKSHMINARASIMHAIAH SETIY AND SONS
April 30 2021
WP/9250/2021
Hon'ble Justice JOYMALYA BAGCHI,
M.GANGA RAO
P LAKSHMI Vs. THE ELECTION COMMISSION
April 30 2021
WP/9250/2021
Honourable Judge JOYMALYA BAGCHI,
M . GANGA RAO
P LAKSHMI Vs. THE ELECTION COMMISSION
The First judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati elevated to Supreme Court of India.
Justice S.V.N Bhatti was born on May 6, 1962. He is a Graduate of Commerce and Law, enrolled in the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on January 21, 1987. He started practicing in the Trial Court at Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, and moved to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad. He was the Standing Counsel for a few Public Sector Undertakings/Statutory Bodies. He served as a Special Government Pleader in the Office of Advocate General at the High Court from 2000 to 2003. He practiced on the Original and Appellate side in the High Court of Judicature Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad before becoming a Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on April 12, 2013. He presided as a Judge of the High Court at Hyderabad for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. On the establishment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, he was transferred to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, and worked till March 18, 2019. He was transferred to the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam and assumed Office on March 19, 2019. He was the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala from April 24, 2023, till he became the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala on June 1, 2023.
On July 14, 2023, he was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Hon'ble Sri Justice Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti
The First judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati elevated to Supreme Court of India.
Justice S.V.N Bhatti was born on May 6, 1962. He is a Graduate of Commerce and Law, enrolled in the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on January 21, 1987. He started practicing in the Trial Court at Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, and moved to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad. He was the Standing Counsel for a few Public Sector Undertakings/Statutory Bodies. He served as a Special Government Pleader in the Office of Advocate General at the High Court from 2000 to 2003. He practiced on the Original and Appellate side in the High Court of Judicature Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad before becoming a Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on April 12, 2013. He presided as a Judge of the High Court at Hyderabad for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. On the establishment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, he was transferred to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, and worked till March 18, 2019. He was transferred to the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam and assumed Office on March 19, 2019. He was the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala from April 24, 2023, till he became the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala on June 1, 2023.
On July 14, 2023, he was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
