Supreme Court seeks report from Registry on urgent listing of plea challenging RBI decision on ₹2,000 note exchange
The Hindu
The Supreme Court on June 7 sought a report from its registry on the issue of urgent listing of a plea challenging the notifications enabling the exchange of ₹2,000 currency notes without any requisition slip and ID proof.
The Supreme Court on June 7 sought a report from its Registry on the issue of urgent listing of a plea challenging the notifications enabling the exchange of ₹2,000 currency notes without any requisition slip and ID proof.
A vacation Bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal passed the Order after petitioner advocate Ashwini Upadhyay mentioned the matter, seeking an urgent hearing.
On June 1, the top court refused to list for an urgent hearing of Mr. Upadhyay's plea challenging the notifications and said it would not be taking up such pleas during the summer vacation.
Mr. Upadhyay on June 7 submitted that the issue is very important as Maoists, terrorists and separatists were exchanging money and there are media reports saying notes worth ₹80,000 crore have been exchanged.
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“We cannot go by media reports. You mention on Friday, meanwhile, let us see the Registry report,” the Bench said. “When the matter has already been mentioned, how can the case be mentioned again,” the apex court asked.
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