Hyderabad, March 11 -- The Supreme Court of India, on Monday, March 11, dismissed the State Bank of India's plea seeking an extension of time in furnishing details of the electoral bonds and directed it to furnish the details to the Election Commission (EC) by March 12.

The apex court also directed the EC to publish the details shared by SBI on its official website by 5 pm on March 15. Along with the SBI petition, the SC was also hearing contempt plea filed Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), Common Cause, and CPI(M) against the public sector bank over its non-disclosure of vital details related to the electoral bonds.

Even as the SC bench, headed by chief justice of India, refused to grant extension to SBI, the bank's counsel was ...