Crypto Regulation in Final Stages
The Indian supreme court briefly heard the crypto case on Monday. Lawyer Jaideep Reddy of Nishith Desai Associates was at the court representing the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in its writ petition against the crypto banking ban by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He told news.Bitcoin.com on Friday that “The matter was heard for a very short period of time,” elaborating:
The matter started with the counsel for the Union of India stating that its committee is in the final stages of deliberations and that the matter should be heard after that.
After hearing the government’s counsel, “The court reacted by saying that 4 weeks’ time would be given and stated to the said counsel that this was the last chance that time would be given for the same,” Reddy detailed.
The court order from Monday’s hearing states that “Upon hearing the counsel the court made the following order … Four weeks time is granted, as a last opportunity, to the Union of India to do the needful.” The crypto case will be listed for hearing after four weeks.
Fighting the RBI Ban
Responding to the court’s decision, “the petitioner exchanges’ counsel responded that the matter concerns the challenge to the RBI circular, which is an altogether separate issue from the committee report, and that as the court said last time, the validity of the RBI circular should be heard and decided independently,” Reddy explained to news.Bitcoin.com.