PILs were filed questioning the government's rationale and the modus operandi behind the implementation of the demonetization drive. The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear several petitions challenging the government's decision to scrap Rs.500 and Rs.1000 currency notes. Four Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been filed against the controversial scheme, which has caused massive upheavals across the nation. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday ordered the government to go full ahead with demonetization and ruled out any chance whatsoever of rolling back the scheme. Stating that the opposition was hard at work to sabotage the process of demonetization, the Prime Minister assured that the nation has welcomed the step.

Source: dna November 15, 2016 05:12 UTC