Kolkata, Dec 13 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted eight weeks' time to the Centre to file its reply to a petition seeking Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's picture on currency notes like that of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Ninety-four year-old petitioner Harendranath Biswas, who claims he was a freedom fighter, alleged in the PIL that the central government has not given Netaji his due recognition.

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The petitioner's lawyer submitted that Netaji's picture be displayed on Indian currency notes.

Appearing for the Union of India, additional solicitor general Y J Dastoor prayed for eight weeks' time to file an affidavit-in-opposition.

Granting the prayer, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj directed that the matter be listed for further hearing on February 21 next year.

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