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The Supreme Court in a 4:1 majority verdict on Monday upheld the government`s 2016 decision to demonetise the Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination notes, saying the decision-making process was not flawed. Following is a timeline of events in the case:

On November 8, 2016, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation in India. The move meant that Indian currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 wouldn’t be considered as legal tender anywhere in the country. Many people across the country faced a lot of trouble with this announcement and what followed was the crowding of ATMs and attempts to convert the money into smaller change. Five years on, here is a lookback at how the country had to deal with the situation