Chief Justice Rohini of the Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition seeking a relaxation of the withdrawal limit for weddings in India after the recent currency ban..The limit, currently set at Rs. 2.5 lakhs for weddings, was sought to be extended by petitioner Birender Sangwan stating that the limit was “arbitrary” and should be relaxed in view of the “customary donations” given during a wedding in India. Additionally, he sought that some amount of liberty ought to be given to the parents of the bride and the groom to withdraw their money as per their requirement..The order was reserved by the division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal on Monday stating that the government had provided relaxations “wherever necessary” regarding the demonetization issues. Today in a one-line statement, the bench dismissed the writ petition..Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain representing the Union had told the bench on Monday that,.“If we do not put conditions on the amount that can be withdrawn, anyone can get a wedding card printed and go to the bank and withdraw over Rs. 2.5 lakhs.”.A batch of petitions against demonetization were brought in various courts in the country after the government had issued notifications setting guidelines to make India a cashless economy..The center has filed a plea seeking transfer of all such cases to the Supreme Court which will be heard on December 2. In light of this, the Delhi High Court had also disposed off two petitions earlier last week stating that they will wait for the apex court to decide on the matter.
Chief Justice Rohini of the Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition seeking a relaxation of the withdrawal limit for weddings in India after the recent currency ban..The limit, currently set at Rs. 2.5 lakhs for weddings, was sought to be extended by petitioner Birender Sangwan stating that the limit was “arbitrary” and should be relaxed in view of the “customary donations” given during a wedding in India. Additionally, he sought that some amount of liberty ought to be given to the parents of the bride and the groom to withdraw their money as per their requirement..The order was reserved by the division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal on Monday stating that the government had provided relaxations “wherever necessary” regarding the demonetization issues. Today in a one-line statement, the bench dismissed the writ petition..Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain representing the Union had told the bench on Monday that,.“If we do not put conditions on the amount that can be withdrawn, anyone can get a wedding card printed and go to the bank and withdraw over Rs. 2.5 lakhs.”.A batch of petitions against demonetization were brought in various courts in the country after the government had issued notifications setting guidelines to make India a cashless economy..The center has filed a plea seeking transfer of all such cases to the Supreme Court which will be heard on December 2. In light of this, the Delhi High Court had also disposed off two petitions earlier last week stating that they will wait for the apex court to decide on the matter.