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Thursday, September 25, 2025
TopicDemonetisation

Topic: demonetisation

What is Section 26(2) of RBI Act & how it divided SC judges in demonetisation case

Section 26(2) of Reserve Bank of India Act allows central govt to declare any series of bank notes of any denomination illegal tender after a recommendation from central board of RBI.

Justice Nagarathna’s dissent in demonetisation case — ‘well-intentioned but unlawful’

The government's order was being declared unlawful “only on a purely legalistic analysis of the relevant provisions of the Act and not on the objects of demonetisation”, she says.

SC dismisses pleas challenging demonetisation — ‘Reasonable nexus between measures & objective’

An SC bench upholds Modi govt's 2016 decision to ban Rs 500 & Rs 1,000 currency notes with 4:1 majority. Says demonetisation notification passed test or doctrine of 'proportionality'.

Value of notes in use more than doubled in 6 yrs post demonetisation, Sitharaman tells Parliament

Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said both the volume and the value of notes in circulation have steadily gone up since the 2016 note ban

SC directs Centre & RBI to show 2016 demonetisation records, calls decision ‘deeply flawed’

P. Chidambaram had argued that the Union cannot on its own initiate any proposal relating to legal tender which can only be done on the recommendation of the RBI's central board.

‘Increased digital payments, pushed growth’: How govt defended demonetisation policy before SC

In an affidavit submitted to the SC, govt said the policy helped the workforce in the ‘predominantly cash-based’ informal sector to be integrated into the formal financing system.

How carbonated agenda is all the fizz at ‘Coke-27’ & BJP’s turn to ‘taste its own medicine’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Did Covid do what demonetisation couldn’t? Usher in ‘digital India’ & cashless economy

Data show withdrawals from ATMs have remained largely the same since lockdown was lifted, while UPI payments ballooned — signs of behavioural change, even as currency in circulation goes up

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.