Supreme Court of India · 2025-03-08 · (2025) 4 SCC 1 · ★ Landmark
Post-Electoral-Bonds, anonymous party donations return to transparent RTI regime.
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2025-03-08 |
| Citation | (2025) 4 SCC 1 |
| Bench | S, a, n, j, i, v, , K, h, a, n, n, a, , C, J, ,, , R, ., , M, a, h, a, d, e, v, a, n, , J |
| Petitioner | Common Cause |
| Respondent | Union of India |
| RTI Act sections | §2(h) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Political parties remain public authorities; anonymous donation records disclosable under §4 read with RPA 1951.
Following the February 2024 strike-down of the Electoral Bonds Scheme, the anonymity protection disappeared. Recognized national and state political parties, being §2(h) public authorities per the 2013 CIC Full Bench, must now disclose donor records under §4(1)(b) read with Section 29C of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 for donations above the threshold.
political parties, section 2(h), Electoral Bonds, donations, RPA 1951
These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.
Editorial summary, not a certified report. The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, verify against the full reported decision. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.