SC wants noteworthy steps to assist citizens:
SUPREME COURT WANTS NOTEWORTHY STEPS TO ASSIST CITIZENS’, IT IS IMPLIED THAT NOTEWORTHY STEPS ARE NOT TAKEN SO FAR IN THE MATTER: SIKH VICHAR MANCH SAID
WHEN SUPREME COURT CONCLUDE SO AS, ‘SUPREME COURT WANTS NOTEWORTHY STEPS TO ASSIST CITIZENS’, IT IS IMPLIED THAT NOTEWORTHY STEPS ARE NOT TAKEN SO FAR IN THE MATTER: SIKH VICHAR MANCH SAID
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SC wants noteworthy steps to assist citizens:
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Posted at: Nov 16, 2016, 1:48 AM; (IST)
DEMONETISATION APEX COURT REFUSES TO STAY DRIVE:
SC wants noteworthy steps to assist citizens:
R Sedhuraman
Legal Correspondent
New Delhi, November 15, 2016
The Supreme Court today endorsed the drive against black money, but asked the government to minimise the hardship being faced by the common man following the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice DY Chandrachud asked the Centre to take immediate steps to control the collateral damage of the exercise.
“You say it is a surgical strike against black money, terrorism and drug running, but the petitioners say it is carpet bombing” that affected all people holding cash, without discriminating if the money was white or otherwise, the Bench told Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi.
The Bench made the remark while hearing four PILs on the problems the government’s sudden move had heaped on people. The petitioners are VK Sharma, Sangam Lal Pandey, S Muthukumar and Adil Alvi.
Refusing to stay the drive, the Bench asked the government to file a status report on the steps being taken to help the general public before the next hearing on November 25. There was, however, no need for the government to dilute its focus on flushing out black money, it clarified.
The Bench asked the government to consider the petitioners’ suggestions for helping people in need by letting them use the scrapped notes for essential goods, health services, travel and transport, marriages and other events and payment of fee to lawyers and bail amount.
Arguing for one of the petitioners, senior counsel Kapil Sibal said “the government is responsible for the total chaos in the country” as it had taken the people by surprise instead of granting sufficient time. The AG, however, said such a drive could be successful only if it was done without notice.
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