SCBA Condemns Chief's Letter To President Draupadi Murmu Against Electoral Bond Verdict
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) today issued a clarification regarding the letter written by its president Adish Aggarwala yesterday, seeking to withdraw the enforcement of the latest electoral bond verdict by the Supreme Court. The bar association today said that it has not authorised Mr Agarwal, the president of the Bar Council to write to the president of India against the electoral bond verdict.
The bar council president Mr Aggarwala in a letter yesterday addressed President Draupadi Murmu noting that the Supreme Court should not deliver a judgement that causes constitutional stalemate and weakens the majesty of the parliament. Mr Aggarwala had demanded that the entire proceedings should be reheard to ensure justice to the parliament, political parties, corporate and general public. After the media reported Mr Aggarwala”s letter, the bar council was quick to distance itself from its president”s letter while condemning the content of the letter.
However, the bar council in its letter noted that it noticed media reports regarding the letter of Mr Aggarwala to the president, and stated that the entire seven-page letter addressing the president was written in his individual capacity. The body also distanced itself from the views of its president expressed in the letter. The bar council then condemned the letter saying its content undermines the authority of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court had on February 15 struck down the controversial electoral bond scheme, holding it unconstitutional and lacking transparency. The top Court also asked the State Bank of India (SBI), which was intermediate between the donors and recipients in the electoral bonds, to furnish the bond”s details by March 6.
The bank days before the Supreme Court deadline filed an application seeking to extend the date to disclose the electoral bond data. However, while hearing the extension plea, the apex Court slammed India’s largest public sector bank for “wilful disobedience” of its February order and asked the bank to submit the data within a day.
