Traumatic for people to stand in queues to get their own money: Supreme Court to the Centre

ASSERTING THAT “the common man should not be made to suffer” in the course of demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, the Supreme Court Tuesday told the Centre that the objective to tackle black money and fake currency may be laudable but everyone with old currency cannot be treated as hoarders of black money.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur asked the government to justify under law its notifications for demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, apart from listing various steps it has taken since November 8 to make sure inconvenience to people is mitigated.