Delhi HC Allows RTI Activist To File PIL Against “Rupee Symbol Selection Process”

source- http://www.saveindianrupeesymbol.org/2011/06/delhi-high-court-allows-rti-activist-to.html

According to guidelines one candidate could send maximum two design entries but he had submitted a total of four designs.

Second violation of guideline is the symbol itself, as it’s not applicable to standard keyboard or Unicode enable.

Violations are not stopping here according to information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni “The new rupee symbol partially resembles the Devanagri ‘Ra’ and Roman capital ‘R’ without the stem coupled with two parallel lines – in line with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s vision for a symbol which reflects and captures Indian ethos and culture.”

But using roman script/English alphabet in designing the New Indian rupee symbol is also a violation of guideline according to the guideline “The symbol had to be in the Indian National Language Script”.

But according to National language Script English is not included in that list till this date.

All the above facts clearly show that his candidacy for the Indian rupee symbol competition has violated the guidelines which can be found http://www.saveindianrupeesymbol.org

I think case has also been field against this decision in India court.