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New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) Monday ordered the State Bank of India (SBI) to declare all information it has on electoral bonds including the alphanumeric number assigned to each bond which discloses the link between the bond purchaser and the recipient political party..
This comes after a five-judge bench of the top court held the electoral bond scheme unconstitutional for violating voters right to information..
Venkataramani and Tushar Mehta appeared for the Union of India in the electoral bonds case in their capacities as attorney general and solicitor general, respectively the top two law officer posts in the country...
Venkataramani has been in practice for more than four decades and has appeared extensively in indirect tax cases and served as a member of the law commission and special senior counsel for Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.He has a diverse portfolio, comprising representations for electricity boards, various ministries, universities, and public sector companies...
In the past, the attorney general has served on several key commissions, including the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) task force on judiciary conditions, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva, and critical bodies for the right to food and several other issues...
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