Supreme Court to hear pleas on demonetisation issue post summer vacation

Supreme Court to hear pleas on demonetisation issue post summer vacation

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said that it would hear after summer vacation a batch of pleas seeking a grace period for exchanging demonetised currency notes.

A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul said let these matters be fixed for hearing after the summer vacation as counsel for the petitioner sought time to respond to the recent reply of the Centre on the issue.

The Centre had recently informed the apex court that it has taken a "conscious decision" not to extend the period beyond December 30 last year for exchanging the demonetised currency notes.