New Delhi: On Tuesday, notification including demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 currency notes was refused by the Supreme Court and directed the Centre to take instant actions to reduce the problems faced by the citizens due to long queues at banks and ATMs.

Chief Justice T.S. Thakur, questioned the Centre, “Tell us, instead of forcing citizens to stand in queues for his own money... and it is traumatic for people to stand in lines for hours doing nothing, why can't you raise their cash withdrawal limit to a reasonable limit?”

Chief Justice Thakur further asked to Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi "Carpenters, masons, daily wage earners, maids vegetable sellers are dependent on cash; we are only wondering if you are capable of doing anything to reduce the trauma of ordinary man?".

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