Ever since the announcement of demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes, Badarudoja Sheikh suffering from serious locomotor disability has been trying to access a bank or an ATM to exchange his currency, but found no luck.
The 60-year-old small businessman from Birbhum district of Bengal has even tried to argue that he is disabled and need not stand in queues.
“Even on Wednesday, I went to an ATM, but by the time I reached the machine, the cash was exhausted,” Mr. Sheikh said.
Earlier this week, a public interest litigation [PIL] petition by seven persons with serious disabilities was filed in the Calcutta High Court seeking a modification in the Central Gazette notification of November 8 announcing the demonetisation.
Counsel Akbar Ali said the notification should be changed allowing “authorised representative” of a person with disability to exchange currency.
