In a disappointment to the government, Supreme Court (SC) Friday refused government’s plea to stay proceedings before various High Courts with regards to demonetisation drive.
It is not just about the 4 public interest litigation (PILs) cases in the SC but at least half of PILs across various High Courts (HC) has become the main cause of concern as given the scale of this entire scheme even one order by an HC will be required to throw this process off gear.
Anticipating that concern, Attorney General had sought a stay order from the Supreme Court that no High Court would be hearing such matters and only SC will adjudicate on this issue.
However, the Supreme Court has observed the scale and the quantum of the PILs only show the extent and seriousness of the issues at hand that people are facing and cannot take away the means of grievance redressal mechanism by removing HC from this entire picture.
As an alternative, the apex court suggested that government can file a transfer petition in the SC, seeking to transfer all PILs to Delhi HC.
The Attorney General also took the opportunity to assure the Apex Court that enough measures are being taken with regards to concerns of farmers and schemes have been contemplated. Also, the scheme for withdrawing cash from petrol pumps is expected to widen in the near future. Agreeing to the fact that there would be a certain amount of pain, AG said the currency printing press was working in full capacity to address the issue.
The hearing will resume on November 25.
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