(PTI)
The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre and the RBI to examine the new currency notes and coins, saying the visually-impaired were facing hardship in identifying and using them.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar told the Centre and the RBI that they should examine the new currency notes of Rs 200 and Rs 50 denominations as the visually-impaired people were finding it difficult to use them due to their size and the tactile marks.
“This issue is something which needs to be resolved among yourselves. You (government, RBI and the petitioner here) sit together and sort it out,” the bench said, adding that it is difficult for the visually-impaired to identify them, also due to the change of size of these notes.
The bench observed that the authorities should have consulted some visually impaired experts and others who have worked in this field. It asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain, who was representing the Centre, why cannot they make the size of the currency as it used to be earlier. The ASG told the court that they had designed the currency after considering every aspect.
