Visually Impaired cannot identify new Rs. 50 note, PIL in Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court is hearing a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the RBI to withdraw the newly launched Rs.50 banknote, as it allegedly does not have the identification mark for the visually impaired..The petition filed by Advocate Rohit Dandriyal also seeks issuance of new Rs.50 banknotes by the RBI with identification mark for the visually challenged..The petition states that,.“The old banknote had the identification mark on the left side which could be felt by touch and helped the visually impaired to identify the denomination whereas in the new note, there is no identification mark for the visually impaired persons. It is very difficult for the visually impaired to identify the new note”.“This act of respondents violated the constitutional right of the visually impaired persons which is confirmed by article 14 of the Constitution”.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the Reserve Bank of India and the Ministry of Finance while observing that,.“The issues raised by the petitioners, who appear in person, are of public importance and have substantial impact on the rights of physically impaired persons. The submissions and prayers made in this petition deserve urgent attention of the respondents.”.The matter will be next heard on December 6..Image taken from here..Read Petition:.Read Order: