{"id":18157,"date":"2026-08-30T10:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T10:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18157"},"modified":"2026-08-30T10:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T10:12:12","slug":"sc-to-hear-plea-tomorrow-against-anonymous-cash-donations-to-political-parties-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18157","title":{"rendered":"SC to hear plea tomorrow against anonymous cash donations to political parties | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133627019,imgsize-189608,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/supreme-court.jpg\" alt=\"SC to hear plea tomorrow against anonymous cash donations to political parties\" title=\"Supreme Court to hear plea on monday\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Supreme Court to hear plea on monday\">Supreme Court to hear plea on monday<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea on Monday challenging the validity of a provision of the Income Tax Act that allows political parties to receive anonymous cash donations of less than Rs 2,000.<!-- --> A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta is likely to hear the matter.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The petitioner, Khem Singh Bhati, has argued that anonymous cash donations undermine transparency in elections by denying voters information about the source of political funding and the motives of donors. The plea has sought the striking down of Clause (d) of Section 13A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as unconstitutional.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>&#8220;The petitioner is seeking direction that the political parties must disclose the name and all other particulars of the person paying any amount of money to it, and no amount can be received in cash so as to maintain transparency in the political funding,&#8221; the plea, filed said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The petitioner has referred to the Supreme Court&#8217;s 2024 verdict striking down the electoral bonds scheme, arguing that political funding must remain transparent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Plea seeks EC, CBDT scrutiny of party finances<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The plea has sought directions to the Election Commission to scrutinise Form 24A contribution reports of recognised political parties and take action against parties that fail to provide complete donor details, including addresses and PAN information. <\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It has also sought independent audits of political party accounts and action under the Election Symbols Order, 1968, against defaulting parties.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The petitioner has further urged the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to scrutinise the income tax returns and audit reports of political parties for the past five years and initiate tax, penalty or prosecution proceedings for violations of Section 13A of the Income Tax Act read with Section 29C of the Representation of the People Act.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/sc-to-hear-plea-tomorrow-against-anonymous-cash-donations-to-political-parties\/articleshow\/133626921.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court to hear plea on monday NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea on Monday challenging the validity of a provision of the Income Tax Act that allows political parties to receive anonymous cash donations of less than Rs 2,000. 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