GIRISH RAMESHCHANDRA MALANI vs RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, NAGPUR THR. GENERAL MANAGER AND ANOTHER — WP/647/2018

Case under Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 Section 226,227. Disposed: Contested--RULE ABSOLUTE on 22nd April 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 27-Mar-2018

CNR: HCBM040289302017

Filing Number

WP/21848/2017

Filing Date

04-Oct-2017

Registration No

WP/647/2018

Registration Date

01-Feb-2018

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

Bench Type

Division

Category

APPOINTMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONARIES ( 3 )

Sub-Category

OTHERS ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

22-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--RULE ABSOLUTE

Last updated 08-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 Section 226,227
The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act 2017
Constitution of India

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.GIRISH RAMESHCHANDRA MALANI

    Adv. C. N. DESHPANDE,PATIL PRAVIN GOVIND,PATIL PRAVIN GOVIND, ,PATIL PRAVIN GOVIND

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, NAGPUR THR. GENERAL MANAGER AND ANOTHER

    Adv. ,NINAD SAMIR LANDE,ADARSH G. BAHETI,BHANUPRATAP A. OJHA,RAHUL M BHANGDE 1123

  2. 2.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA THR. SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, NEW DELHI

    Adv. NINAD SAMIR LANDE ADARSH G. BAHETI BHANUPRATAP A. OJHA RAHUL M BHANGDE

  3. 3.MAHUR POLICE STATION, THROUGH ITS POLICE STATION OFFICER

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 22-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

    Case Summary The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) ruled in favor of Girish Rameshchandra Malani, directing the Reserve Bank of India to accept and exchange Rs. 2,00,000 in demonetized Rs. 500 notes that were seized by police on 1 December 2016 before the 30 December 2016 deposit deadline, but returned only after that deadline. The court held that the petitioner cannot be penalized for circumstances beyond his control—the authorities' custody of the notes prevented timely deposit—and directed the RBI to complete the exchange within eight weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 18-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

  4. 18-Apr-2026

    For Further Consideration

    Hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

  5. 16-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

  6. 16-Apr-2026

    For Further Consideration

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

  7. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

  8. 01-Apr-2026

    For Admission-Prioritised Cases/Old Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

  9. 17-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

  10. 17-Mar-2026

    For Admission-Prioritised Cases/Old Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

  11. 17-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

  12. 17-Sep-2025

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ajit B. Kadethankar

  13. 02-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor,hon'ble Shri Justice Ajit B. KadethankarView PDF

  14. 02-Sep-2025

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ajit B. Kadethankar

  15. 20-Aug-2025

    For Orders- CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. Joshi

  16. 06-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor,hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. JoshiView PDF

  17. 06-Aug-2025

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    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. Joshi

  18. 23-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor,hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. JoshiView PDF

  19. 23-Jul-2025

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. Joshi

  20. 22-Jul-2025

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre , Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Nerlikar

  21. 08-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre,hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. NerlikarView PDF

  22. 27-Jun-2025

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin S. Deshmukh

  23. 20-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre,hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin S. DeshmukhView PDF

  24. 08-Apr-2021

    Notification -

    According To Sitting List

  25. 17-Dec-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravi K. Deshpande,hon'ble Shri Justice Vinay Joshi

  26. 17-Dec-2018

    Petitions For Admission - Fresh (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravi K. Deshpande , Hon'ble Shri Justice Vinay Joshi

  27. 01-Oct-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice B. P. Dharmadhikari,hon'ble Shri Justice Murlidhar Ganpatrao Giratkar

  28. 01-Oct-2018

    For Admissions

    Hon'ble Shri Justice B. P. Dharmadhikari , Hon'ble Shri Justice Murlidhar Ganpatrao Giratkar

  29. 03-Sep-2018

    Petitions For Admission - Fresh (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice B. P. Dharmadhikari , Hon'ble Shri Justice Murlidhar Ganpatrao Giratkar

  30. 04-Jun-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice B. P. Dharmadhikari,hon'ble Shri Justice Z.A. Haq

  31. 04-Jun-2018

    Petitions For Admission - Fresh (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice B. P. Dharmadhikari , Hon'ble Shri Justice Z.A. Haq

  32. 27-Mar-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shantanu S. Kemkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre

  33. 27-Mar-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  34. 04-Oct-2017

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/647/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) ruled in favor of Girish Rameshchandra Malani, directing the Reserve Bank of India to accept and exchange Rs. 2,00,000 in demonetized Rs. 500 notes that were seized by police on 1 December 2016 before the 30 December 2016 deposit deadline, but returned only after that deadline. The court held that the petitioner cannot be penalized for circumstances beyond his control—the authorities' custody of the notes prevented timely deposit—and directed the RBI to complete the exchange within eight weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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