Note Ban

Bombay High Court upheld Centre's decision to ban entry to India for a man, who secured Belgian citizenship but used his Indian passport to travel to other nations, noting that the same was not arbitrary and does not violate his fundamental rights.

The police said they have taken note of the incident and are taking legal action against the passenger.

In a strong dissent to the Supreme Court's decision on demonetisation, Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Wednesday said that calling the government decision "valid" means to "support the economic massacre of the country".

Six years after the shock move to ban 86 per cent of the currency in circulation, cash is still the king with official data showing close to doubling of cash with the public.

Rajiv Kumar, the former vice-chairman of government's thinktank Niti Aayog, today gave a mixed report card to the notes ban of 2016.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict on demonetisation.

Congress's P Chidambaram stopped short of questioning the Supreme Court verdict on notes ban today, and instead, pointed out its shortcomings.

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday accused the Congress of attempting to "twist" the issue of demonetisation and "misinform" people after opposition leaders played down the Supreme Court verdict upholding the government's 2016 decision.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision to ban Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes in November 2016, was not flawed or unlawful, the Supreme Court said today in a majority 4:1 verdict.

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Centre's 2016 note ban move, saying the decision-making process was not flawed merely because the procedure emanated from the government.

The BJP on Monday hailed the Supreme Court judgment upholding the government's demonetisation exercise as "historic" and slammed the Congress for its campaign against the decision.

The Supreme Court's verdict on demonetisation deals only with the decision-making process, and it is "misleading" to say that the court has upheld the notes ban, the Congress said today.

Justice Nagarathna also held that, like previous instances, Demonetisation could have been initiated through an Act of Parliament and not by an Executive Notification.

The petitioners included lawyers, a political party, co-operative banks and individuals, all of whom challenged the decision in the court.

The Supreme Court today upheld the demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes. Justice BV Nagarathna dissented as the four other judges of the five-judge bench ruled in favour of the Centre's 2016 exercise.

Bombay High Court upheld Centre's decision to ban entry to India for a man, who secured Belgian citizenship but used his Indian passport to travel to other nations, noting that the same was not arbitrary and does not violate his fundamental rights.

The police said they have taken note of the incident and are taking legal action against the passenger.

In a strong dissent to the Supreme Court's decision on demonetisation, Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Wednesday said that calling the government decision "valid" means to "support the economic massacre of the country".

Six years after the shock move to ban 86 per cent of the currency in circulation, cash is still the king with official data showing close to doubling of cash with the public.

Rajiv Kumar, the former vice-chairman of government's thinktank Niti Aayog, today gave a mixed report card to the notes ban of 2016.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict on demonetisation.

Congress's P Chidambaram stopped short of questioning the Supreme Court verdict on notes ban today, and instead, pointed out its shortcomings.

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday accused the Congress of attempting to "twist" the issue of demonetisation and "misinform" people after opposition leaders played down the Supreme Court verdict upholding the government's 2016 decision.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision to ban Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes in November 2016, was not flawed or unlawful, the Supreme Court said today in a majority 4:1 verdict.

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Centre's 2016 note ban move, saying the decision-making process was not flawed merely because the procedure emanated from the government.

The BJP on Monday hailed the Supreme Court judgment upholding the government's demonetisation exercise as "historic" and slammed the Congress for its campaign against the decision.

The Supreme Court's verdict on demonetisation deals only with the decision-making process, and it is "misleading" to say that the court has upheld the notes ban, the Congress said today.

Justice Nagarathna also held that, like previous instances, Demonetisation could have been initiated through an Act of Parliament and not by an Executive Notification.

The petitioners included lawyers, a political party, co-operative banks and individuals, all of whom challenged the decision in the court.

The Supreme Court today upheld the demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes. Justice BV Nagarathna dissented as the four other judges of the five-judge bench ruled in favour of the Centre's 2016 exercise.