The Delhi High Court today reserved its order for tomorrow on a plea seeking relaxation of the 2.5 lakh rupee withdrawal limit for marriages after demonetisation. The plea, which has also sought that old currency notes of 1,000 rupee and 500 rupee should be accepted for paying court fees, came up for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal. <br/><br/>During the hearing, the counsel appearing for petitioner said that cap of Rs 2.5 lakh withdrawal for marriages should be relaxed as there were various "customary donations" which one provides during the wedding ceremony. Additional Solicitor General, who appeared for the Centre, told the bench that government has already provided relaxation and if certain conditions are not there in place, anyone can misuse it.<br/><br/>The High Court is hearing a batch of petitions against Centre's demonetisation move announced on November 8. The Supreme Court is also hearing Centre's plea seeking transfer of all petitions pending before various courts in the country to either the apex court or one high court. The hearing is scheduled to be on December 2.
News On AIR | November 28, 2016 2:08 PM
HC reserves order for tomorrow on plea for relaxing Rs 2.5 lakh limit for marriages after demonetisation