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The <keyword id="6354335" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="reserve-bank-of-india">Reserve Bank of India</keyword> has told the <keyword id="6355014" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-High-Court">Delhi High Court</keyword> that the cap on the number of withdrawals from ATMs by banking customers without being charged is a policy decision taken in public interest. 
 A bench of Chief Justice <keyword id="2206646" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="G-Rohini">G Rohini</keyword> and Justice <keyword id="803423" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sangita-Dhingra-Sehgal">Sangita Dhingra Sehgal</keyword> was also informed by RBI that the ATM facility was made available with a view to reduce "cash usage and increase electronic transactions in the country". 
 RBI was responding to public interest litigation (<keyword id="6355791" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="PIL">PIL</keyword>) filed by advocate <keyword id="1684541" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swati-Aggarwal">Swati Aggarwal</keyword>, seeking directions to allow banking customers to make an unlimited number of transactions free of any charge on their own bank ATMs, according to a news agency. 
 
India's central banking institution, which controls the monetary policy of the rupee, however, opposed the PIL, saying it is "not maintainable and is liable to be dismissed, as RBI has not violated any laws of the land". 
 
"The PIL is not meant to be a weapon to challenge the financial or economic decisions which are taken by the RBI in exercise of their administrative/ statutory powers and in the public interest...," RBI's counsel said. 
 
On this, the bench has asked the RBI to file an affidavit with regard to its contention made before it by next date of hearing, December 5. 
 
The RBI's oral submissions were made after the high court on last date of hearing had questioned its decision to put a cap on withdrawals by banking customers using their ATM cards, saying account holders were being "unnecessarily taxed". 
 As per RBI's new guidelines, bank customers in six metros -- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, <keyword id="6354925" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kolkata">Kolkata</keyword>, Hyderabad and <keyword id="6354321" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</keyword> -- are allowed to withdraw money free of charge only five times a month and every transaction beyond this limit will be charged Rs 20 per use. 
 
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New Delhi, May 10 () A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court, seeking direction to the Centre and the AAP government to take steps for protection, social security and welfare measures, including food, accommodation and medicines, for sex workers and the LGBT community during the lockdown.The plea is scheduled to come up for hearing on Monday before a bench of justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.The plea seeks effective measures to provide financial aid, food, shelter and medicines to sex workers and LGBT community members in Delhi to ensure their survival during the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to constitute a committee for rehabilitation of sex workers.Petitioner and advocate Anurag Chauhan said the PIL was filed for the welfare of sex workers and members of the LGBT community who do not have access to financial aid during the lockdown.The plea also seeks a direction to the authorities to take steps to exempt them from paying rent and also to set up a separate helpline to counsel them and address their problems during the period of the pandemic.The petitioner said he had given a representation to the Delhi chief minister and the lieutenant governor on May 2, highlighting the grievances of the sex workers and the members of the LGBT community but no steps were taken."There is no particulars or details found regarding grant of any financial aid and scheme to sex workers and LGBT community people by the Delhi government, despite exercise of due diligence by the petitioner and other people in the society," the plea said.It said the COVID-19 lockdown has adversely affected all sections of the society, be it rich or poor, and one such section was of sex workers, who are struggling everyday to survive as the present situation has led to a financial crisis and a lack of basic amenities for them. SKV HMP IJT

Lockdown: PIL in HC to take steps for protection, welfare of sex workers, LGBT members

New Delhi, May 11 () The Delhi High Court was informed by the AAP government on Monday that the Sentence Review Board (SRB) meeting for considering eligibility of convicts for premature release is scheduled during the day.The Delhi government's submission came during the hearing on a petition seeking direction to the authorities to convene the SRB meetings frequently so that the eligible convicts are released early for decongesting jails to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.A bench of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, conducting the hearing through video conferencing, declined to intervene in the matter at this stage noting that the High Powered Committee of the high court has already taken up the issue pursuant to the Supreme Court's direction.Advocate and activist Amit Sahni, who has filed the petition, said the court has granted him liberty to approach the committee for redressal of the issue raised in the plea.The court, which disposed of the plea, also asked the Delhi government to place the copy of its order before the committee for its consideration.The court was informed by the counsel for the Delhi government that the SRB meeting is scheduled to be convened during the day.To this, the petitioner said since after filing of this petition, the state government has convened the SRB meeting today itself, therefore, the authorities should be directed to deal with the issue raised here.The plea said the SRB had convened its first quarter meeting of this year on February 28 and its meeting for the second quarter is not convened till date.It has sought direction to the authorities to convene the second quarter meetings of the board immediately as it is expedient in the interest of justice in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.The petition also sought direction to the authorities to "convene meetings of SRB more frequently as provided in the rules of Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 to ensure that cases of convicts, who qualify the parameters as determined by the government are considered more frequently in the pandemic of Covid-19, to de-congest Jails under the respondents" and to fructify the directions of the Supreme Court and the high court.Delhi government's SRB reviews jail terms awarded and makes recommendations for premature release in appropriate cases. The panel, chaired by Delhi Home minister, comprises principal secretary (Home), principal secretary (law), director general (prisons), joint commissioner of police (crime), chief probation officer and a district judge.As per the rules, SRB should meet atleast once in three months.Sahni had earlier filed a plea seeking direction to convene SRB meetings in a timely manner and the high court had directed the authorities to do it in accordance with the provisions of the law.Thereafter, a contempt petition was filed and after the court issued notice seeking the stand of the authorities, SRB convened its first quarter meeting in February, he said. SKV HMP SA

COVID 19: SRB meeting to release convicts scheduled for today, Delhi govt tells HC

New Delhi, May 12 ()The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over the suggestion relating to home delivery of alcohol through food delivery platforms saying it would be "fraught with security and safety issues". "The possibility of alcohol being snatched during transit cannot be ruled out. The possibility of home delivery of alcohol, distribution whereof till now is largely in the hands of State, would also increase the possibilities of adulteration of alcohol, also resulting in loss of life."It appears that transit of alcohol from home to home would have to be in the same manner and style as transit of cash between banks and between banks and ATMs," a bench comprising Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal observed. The remarks were made by the bench, which on Monday, also asked the Centre and the Delhi Government, to take a decision "at the earliest" with regard to sale of alcohol and ensuring there is no crowding outside liquor vends during Covid-19 pandemic.It asked them to consider suggestions, like online sale of alcohol, discussed during the hearing of several petitions against the crowding outside liquor vends.The bench also expressed it displeasure over the conduct of people when the liquor shops were opened during the lockdown and said delivering it to homes through platforms like Zomato "would be fraught with security and safety issues". Some of the other suggestions that were made during the hearing were opening of all the liquor vends in the national capital, and providing information about available liquor brands at a store to a customer at the time of applying for e-token.Delhi government standing counsel Ramesh Singh and central government standing counsel Amit Mahajan told the court they were looking into online sale of liquor and how to implement it, as presently it is not permitted under the Excise law and rules.The bench said any delay on the part of the Centre and Delhi government in coming with a solution "can exacerbate the problem of crowding outside liquor shops" and would increase probability of spreading COVID-19 as each day more and more people will come in close contact with each other."Moreover, it is not as if the problem is of a permanent nature, solution whereof can be devised at leisure. The problem is perhaps of a few days more in as much as once the patrons of alcohol are satisfied that there would be no further closure, the crowding outside liquor shops is likely to disappear," the high court opined.The bench asked the Centre and Delhi government to take a decision at the earliest "so that more damage than has already been done is not caused and so that the decision taken, serves the need of the hour".During the hearing, Singh told the court that instructions have been issued by Delhi government to the liquor vends to ensure social distancing by having separate queues for those approaching to purchase liquor along with the e-tokens and those approaching without e-tokens.The bench, however, was of the opinion that the instructions were issued "without regard to the location and position of the liquor vends". "It appears to us that considering the location and position of most of the liquor vends in the city, it is not possible to maintain social distancing as has been prescribed and the instructions stated to have been issued will not serve any purpose and will remain on paper only. "Most of the liquor vends open on and have delivery counter facing the road and do not permit entry of any person therein except the staff deployed for selling. The roads on which the vends are situated also do not permit of any prescribed social distancing to be maintained," it said. HMP SKV RKS RKSRKS

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