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Supreme Court junks PIL alleging RBI exchanged 30-crore currency defaced by separatist group.
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition alleging that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) exchanged currency notes worth ₹30 crores that were defaced by a Kashmiri separatist group in 2013 [Satish Bhardwaj V/s Union of India].
A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh dismissed the plea, which had sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the matter.
The Court emphasized that withholding material facts, such as the petitioner’s dismissal, undermined the credibility of the PIL.
