Raipur:  A mob attacked a Christian church in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur. The attack took place at the Sacred Heart Church in Narayanpur. Narayanpur SP Sadanand Kumar sustained head injuries in the attack. The policemen who were with him were also injured.
Around noon, a group of people used to gather on the grounds of Viswadeepti Vidyalaya near the church and vandalized the church and its surroundings. It took an hour for the police to reach the spot and calm down the situation. Protests were going on in connection with the church. The protest was alleging illegal religious conversions and the construction of the church. The police said that the attack on the church is part of this.

The police informed that those behind the attack will be taken into custody immediately and an investigation is underway. 

New Delhi:  Supreme Court upheld demonetization. The four judges of the five-judge constitution bench opined that demonetization was right. The Supreme Court issued different judgments against the central government’s decision. Justice BR Gavai upheld demonetization while Justice BV Nagaratna dissented. Upholding the demonetization, Justice BR Gavai said that 6 matters came under the consideration of the court.

While delivering the judgment, Justice BR Gavai said that interpretation that leads to absurdity should be avoided and while interpreting, the intention of the law should be considered. Greater restraint is required in matters of economic policy. BR Gavai judges that demonetization cannot be revoked in the current situation.
BR Gavai clarified that the power under Section 26(2) of the RBI Act can be used to invalidate the entire series of banknotes and not any particular series. BR Gavai said whether the ban achieved its goal is not relevant. But Justice BV Nagaratna disagreed with the judgment of Justice BR Gavai.

BV Nagaratna opined that demonetization should be enacted through legislation. The demonetization was implemented in just 24 hours. Nagaratna clarified that the central government has no power to ban the currency. Nagaratna pointed out that his views on each question in the petition differed from the reply prepared by Justice BR Gavai. Nagaratna also pointed out that if demonetization is done by the central government, such power comes from Schedule 36, which deals with currency, coinage, legal tender, and foreign exchange.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice SA Nazir heard the demonetization petitions before the winter break. The other members of the bench are Justices BR Gavai, BV Nagaratna, AS Bopanna, and V Ramasubramanian.

The central government had told the court that demonetization was part of its strategy to fight black money, terrorism financing, money laundering, and tax evasion. But the court cannot interfere in financial matters. The central government followed the procedures. Justice BR Gavai also stated that whether the target was achieved is not relevant.

58 petitions have reached the Supreme Court questioning the demonetization process. The petitioners argued that the government has no right to decide to ban currency. 58 petitions were considered. On November 8, 2016, the central government banned 500 and 1000 rupee notes in the country.

Srinagar: Another explosion in the village where four people were shot dead yesterday in Jammu and Kashmir. Another explosion took place today near the house of the person who was killed in the firing yesterday in Upper Dungri. A child died in the explosion. Five people were injured. Two people are in critical condition. With this, the number of people killed in two separate incidents in the village within 24 hours has increased to five. Four people are in critical condition. About 10 people were injured.

The first attack took place in Dungri yesterday. The incident happened in the evening. Two armed terrorists opened fire on the locals. Three people died yesterday. About 10 people were injured. Three of them were in critical condition. One of them succumbed to death this morning. Those in critical condition have been shifted to a hospital in Kashmir.