Sri Lanka, Feb. 15 -- In a landmark Supreme Court ruling in India, a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, alongside Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra, delivered a unanimous verdict on Thursday, declaring the Electoral Bonds scheme unconstitutional. The ruling comes in response to a series of petitions challenging the legality of the Central government's Electoral Bonds Scheme, which permits anonymous funding to political parties.

The Supreme Courtdeclared the electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional, citing violations of citizens' right to information. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud deemed the scheme arbitrary and potentially facilitating quid pro quo arrangements between political par...