Court Upholds Broad Interpretation of "Any" in RBI Act Notification, Aligns with Legislative Intent and Scheme.

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....Demonetization - Scope of the term "Any" - Validity of N/N. 3407(E) dated 8th November 2016, issued by the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 26 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 - Merely because on earlier two occasions the Government decided to take recourse to plenary power of legislation, this, by itself, cannot be a ground to give a restricted meaning to the word “any” in sub-section (2) of Section 26 of the RBI Act. As already discussed herein above, the legislative intent could not have been to give a restricted meaning to the word “any” in sub-section (2) of Section 26 of the RBI Act - we are unable to accept the contention that the word “any” has to be given a restricted meanin.........