'Demonetisation good way of converting black money, I thought': Justice BV Nagarathna

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Justice BV Nagarathna asked if 98% of the currency came back to the system then what happened to the aim of eradicating black money...

Justice BV Nagarathna who gave a dissenting opinion in the Supreme Court's verdict on demonetisation on Saturday said she had done that because the common man's predicament due to demonetisation stirred her..

Delivering an address at NALSAR University, Justice Nagarathna said if 98% of the currency found its way to the Reserve Bank of India, then the effectiveness of it in flushing out unaccounted wealth became questionable, LiveLaw reported.t...

Justice Nagarathna, in her dissenting opinion, said that there was no independent application of mind by the Reserve Bank of India and the entire exercise was carried out in 24 hours.. Governors getting involved in litigation not healthy trend..

In her address, Justice Nagarathna also commented on the frequent legal tussles between state governments and the governors..