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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.M. MANOJ, J
K.Jagadeesh – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner seeks exchange of demonetized notes citing personal circumstances. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7) |
| 2. government response and prior judicial decisions limit options for petitioners. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. petition is guided by precedent and public interest considerations. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. a sympathetic consideration for the petitioner’s situation is warranted. (Para 14 , 16) |
| 5. court directs further consideration of the petitioner’s representation. (Para 15) |
JUDGMENT
The Writ Petition is preferred to direct the 4th respondent and such other person concerned to permit the petitioner to tender 50 number of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) of Rs.1,000/- denomination, valuing Rs.50,000/- and get it exchanged with new valid notes of the same value within the stipulated time and to quash Ext.P7 whereby the 4th respondent has declined his request.
2. It is the case of the petitioner that his father, Sri. C.Divakara Menon died on 22.12.2016, as evident in his death certificate produced as Ext.P1. However, about one and half years prior to that date, he was bedridden, moreover, was not in a mental condition to understand things happening around him. After the death of his fat
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