Khehar scheduled the case for final hearing on September 14 and 15, and asked the two parties to not take any adjournments. In its affidavit, the government said that since the majority shares of these companies were held by Indians, they did not come under the category of foreign companies. The BJP acknowledged that it had received donations from Sesa Goa Ltd and the Madras Aluminium Company Ltd in 2007-08 and 2009-10. The High Court judgment was based on a PIL petition by the NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, and E.A.S. Sarma, a former government secretary, who had alleged that the two parties had violated the Representation of the People Act and the FCRA.

Source: The Hindu August 23, 2016 20:48 UTC