Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
22. Right to issue bank notes
(1) The bank shall have the sole right to issue bank notes in
India, and may, for a period which shall be fixed by the Central Government on
the recommendation of the Central Board, issue currency notes of the Government
of India supplied to it by the Central Government, and the provisions of this
Act applicable to bank notes shall, unless a contrary intention appears, apply
to all currency notes of the Government of India issued either by the Central
Government or by the Bank in like manner as if such currency notes were bank
notes, and references in this Act to bank notes shall be construed accordingly.
(2) On and from the date on which this chapter comes into force
the Central Government shall not issue any currency notes.