Delhi HC likely to pass order on PIL against withdrawal of Rs 2,000 banknotes tomorrow
India TV NewsThe Delhi High Court is likely to produce a public interest litigation challenging the RBI's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomiNation banknotes from circulation. Regarding the high court's May 29 judgment on a PIL which had challenged the notifications by the RBI and SBI enabling exchange of Rs 2,000 banknotes without requisition slip and identity proof, Agarwal had said that was a completely different issue. Earlier, the high court had dismissed the plea by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, which claimed notifications by the RBI and SBI enabling exchange of Rs 2,000 banknotes without proof were arbitrary and against the laws enacted to curb corruption, saying it has been done to avoid inconvenience to citizens and the court cannot sit as an appellate authority on a policy decision. On May 19, the RBI had announced withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, and said existing notes in circulation can either be deposited in bank accounts or exchanged by September 30.