Kochi: The legal fraternity is divided over the use of indelible ink to trap fraudsters. Advocate CP Udayabhanu said that one could not infringe on the basic human rights of a person by insisting on ink marks for making deposits. “Rules give the freedom to make deposits of his/her own choice provided he/she has a sufficient source of income”, he added. The lawyer however added that if the government introduced a special circular making the use of ink legal one could not challenge it.
Another lawyer said that the government was treating the general public like slaves. The use of ink was not only illegal but also a violation of banking norms. “What hey are doing is totally illegal. I am a lawyer and if my client pays me a fee towards legal costs, I can deposit the money whenever I want,” said Adv Ranjith Marar. “The Reserve Bank of India cannot issue a circular and monitor each and every person”, he added.
