SC rejected plea to challenge the exchange of ₹2,000 currency notes exchange without ID proof and a requisition slip.SC refuses urgent listing of plea challenging RBI permitting ₹2,000 note exchange without ID proof
NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to list for urgent hearing a plea challenging the notifications enabling exchange of INR 2,000 denomination currency notes without any requisition slip and ID proof. A vacation bench of justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K V Vishwanathan took note of the submissions for urgent hearing of lawyer Ashwini Updhyay, and said it will not be taking up such pleas during the summer vacation. “We are not taking up these kinds of cases during the summer vacation,” the bench said, adding the plea can be mentioned before a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India. Seeking urgent listing of the plea, the lawyer said the INR 2000 banknotes are being exchanged without any requisition slip and ID proof like Aadhaar card by criminals and terrorists also. In a short span of time, INR 50,000 crore have been exchanged in banks by returning banknotes of INR 2000 denomination, he claimed, adding the delay in hearing would lead to exchange of all blac