Supreme Court Notice on UPI Charges: New MDR Rule Above Rs 2,000 Faces Legal Scrutiny
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre, RBI and NPCI over the new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework for selected UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000. The court has refused to halt the October 15 rollout, but the move has intensified the debate over digital payment costs, merchant burden and the future of India’s zero-MDR UPI model.