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UPI charges reach SC, plea seeks quashing of order claiming common man will pay price

short by Ashley Paul / on Wednesday, 16 September, 2026
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the gazette notification introducing varied merchant discount rates on UPI transactions above ₹2,000. In the plea, advocate Anjan Datta claimed that the charges would ultimately be borne by the common man. The plea has been filed against the Centre, RBI, NPCI and the UPI & Services Steering Committee.