SC to hear PIL seeking declaration of financial emergency after 2 weeks

The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would hear after two weeks a petition which has sought imposition of financial emergency in the country on the ground that economic activities have "come to a standstill" due to the lockdown over coronavirus pandemic.

The plea filed by Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC) came up for hearing before a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Abdul Nazeer which observed that the plea could be considered after two weeks.

The apex court, which has restricted its functioning to prevent the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19, had last week issued a