Plea in High Court to direct Centre, RBI to formulate policy to issue ₹50 coins for visually-challenged
The Hindu
A Bench of Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh listed the application for hearing on February 25, 2022.
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to formulate a policy to issue ₹50 coins to provide equal opportunity and ease of doing business to the visually-challenged citizens of the country.
A Bench of Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh listed the application for hearing on February 25, 2022.
The application was filed in a pending petition by advocate Rohit Dandriyal seeking directions to the authorities to withdraw the new currency notes of ₹50 as the visually-challenged people were finding it difficult to use them due to their size and the tactile marks.
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