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{{Infobox court case<br />
| name = Association for Democratic Reforms v. Union of India<br />
| Litigants = [[Association for Democratic Reforms]], [[Common Cause]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
| court = [[Supreme Court of India]]<br />
| image = Emblem of the Supreme Court of India 2025.svg<br />
| full name = Association for Democratic Reforms and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors<br />
| date_decided = 15 February 2024<br />
| citations = 2024 INSC 113<br />
| opinions = The Supreme Court struck down the Electoral Bonds Scheme of 2018 as unconstitutional, citing violations of voters’ right to information and democratic transparency.<br />
| judges = [[D. Y. Chandrachud]] (CJI), [[Sanjiv Khanna]], [[B. R. Gavai]], [[J.B. Pardiwala]], [[Manoj Misra]]<br />
| keywords = Electoral Bonds Scheme, Political Funding, Right to Information, Article 19(1)(a), Transparency<br />
| docket = Writ Petition (C) No. 880 of 2017<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Association for Democratic Reforms v. Union of India'''''., 2024 INSC 113, also known as '''Electoral Bonds case''', was a landmark judgement by the Supreme Court of India that struck down the [[Electoral bonds|Electoral Bonds Scheme]] of 2018 finding it unconstitutional and in violation of the voters' right to information enshrined in Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constitutionality of the Electoral Bond Scheme |url=https://www.scobserver.in/cases/association-for-democratic-reforms-electoral-bonds-case-background/ |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Supreme Court Observer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=V.Venkatesan |date=2024-02-16 |title=Supreme Court’s decision to declare electoral bonds unconstitutional is a monumental defense of democracy |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/supreme-courts-decision-to-declare-electoral-bonds-unconstitutional-is-a-monumental-defense-of-democracy/article67852053.ece |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref> The court also struck down amendments to Section 182 of the Companies Act, 2013<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Avinash Amarnath,Zubin |date=2024-06-07 |title=Electoral Bonds Case: How going back is the way forward |url=https://www.barandbench.com/view-point/electoral-bonds-case-how-going-back-is-the-way-forward |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref> which regulates contributions to political parties by companies as well as amendments made to the Income Tax Act and the Representation of People Act which had made the donations anonymous.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Debayan |date=2024-02-15 |title=Supreme Court strikes down Electoral Bonds scheme |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/supreme-court-strikes-down-electoral-bonds-scheme |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The judgement was delivered by a five-judge constitution bench led by Chief Justice Chandrachud with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, J.B. Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* Full text of ''Association for Democratic Reforms v Union of India''., 2024 INSC 113, can be found at: [https://indiankanoon.org/doc/121499464/ India Kanoon]<br />
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