more-inThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India to examine the new ₹200 and ₹50 notes on a plea which alleged that the visually impaired were facing hardship in identifying and using them. You [the government, RBI and the petitioner here] sit together and sort it out,” a Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar told the Centre and the RBI. Size of noteThe Bench observed that the authorities should have consulted some visually impaired experts and others who have worked in this field. The court asked the Centre to place its view before it on the next date of hearing on February 16. One of the petitions said the visually impaired were facing hardship in identification, usage and transaction of the new currency notes.

Source: The Hindu January 31, 2018 19:52 UTC