Supreme Court would start final hearing from 14th September the Congress Party's plea challenging a Delhi High Court verdict holding congress and BJP prima facie guilty of violating the law on foreign funding.<br/><br/>A bench of the Apex Court comprising Justices J S Khehar and Arun Mishra, today made it clear that no adjournment would be granted in the case.<br/><br/>The High Court had said that by receiving donations from UK-based Vedanta Resources' subsidiaries, the two mainstream political parties had violated the law concerned.The Congress had sought an immediate stay on the March 28, 2014 High Court verdict .<br/><br/>Challenging the order, the party had contended that the High Court had erred in interpreting the law and there is no<br/>concealment or suppression of such contribution which were duly reflected in the returns submitted to the Election<br/>Commission".<br/><br/>It had contended that Vedanta was owned by an Indian citizen,and its subsidiaries were incorporated in India . <br/><br/>Hence, they were not foreign sources.<br/>The High Court had held that Vedanta was a foreigncompany as per the Companies Act and therefore its subsidiaries , Sterlite and Sesa, were foreign sources as per the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).
News On AIR | August 23, 2016 9:01 PM
SC to hear plea of Congress over foreign funding on Sep 14