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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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August 20 1962

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Pet./94/1955

Hon'ble Justice S. K. DAS, J. L. KAPÜR, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J. C. SHAH and T. L. VENKATARAMA AIYAR

BRITISH INDIA CORPORATION LTD. Vs. COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE


August 20 1962

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Pet./94/1955

Honourable Judge S. K. DAS, J. L. KAPÜR, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J. C. SHAH and T. L. VENKATARAMA AIYAR

BRITISH INDIA CORPORATION LTD. Vs. COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE


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February 1 2021

CMA/1480/2008

Hon'ble Justice M.VENKATA RAMANA

THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. KUMBHA SIVAMMA AND 5 ORS


February 1 2021

CMA/1480/2008

Honourable Judge M . VENKATA RAMANA

THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. KUMBHA SIVAMMA AND 5 ORS


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Hon'ble Smt. Justice K. Amareswari

Hon'ble Smt. Justice K. Amareswari

The First woman judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Amareswari was born in Appikatla Village in Guntur District. She graduated with a master's degree in Politics and History from Andhra University College of Law in the year 1949. She completed her bachelor's in law from the same university. She became the first lady judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. She was a member of the Bar Council from 1960 to 1961 and was appointed Judge directly from the Bar. She was the Vice-President of the Indian Federation of Women Lawyers.[2] She also worked as the Vice-President of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Advocates Association during the period 1975-1976. In the year 1978 on 29 April she was appointed permanent Judge for Andhra Pradesh High Court. She died on 25 July 2009, in New Delhi where she had been practising as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court. She is survived by a son and daughter.