Reserve Bank Of India [RBI] — rejection of 1 rupee coin

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New Delhi, Delhi

A shopkeeper in our residence is not accepting 1 rupee coin as a legal tender as he claims no one else is accepting it. I tried to tell him that we can pay upto rs. 1, 000 by 1 rupee coin and no notifications have been issued by rbi or any authority regarding non-acceptance of 1 rupee coin. I informed him if he doesn't accept it he may be imprisoned and imposed penalty. He then told me i can file a complain against him, he doesn't care of police or authorities and he is never going to accept the same. Furthermore, he behaves with customers very rudely who give him 1 rupee coin. The condition is going worst here. People are very disturbed with such acts of the traders. Please help.