Its PIL Not A “Weapon To Challenge Financial Or Economic Decisions”, Says RBI.
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PIL (Public Interest Litigation) is not a weapon that can be used against any financial or economical decisions taken by RBI, RBI states to the Delhi High Court opposing the plea against the surcharge on credit and debit card transactions.
“The issues in the writ petition pertain purely to the economic policy of the state and the challenge to the same at the instance of a public-spirited person cannot fall within the parameters of PIL, as has been laid down by the Supreme Court from time to time,” the RBI submitted in front of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.
It is said that levying surcharge over debit and credit card transactions is “illegal” and “discriminatory” and the court should intervene. The lawyer also stated that this promotes circulation of black money. Various reviews were collected by different sections of the society which were not at all in the favor of RBI’s surcharge act, but as said by RBI, nothing can challenge its decision. In response, RBI confirms that this decision neither violates any fundamental rights nor any legal right of any citizen of India.
Hence, RBI has urged Delhi High Court to dismiss the PIL filed against surcharge on credit/debit card transactions.
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