The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a public interest petition seeking the creation of a centralised digital platform that would allow individuals to track all their financial assets—whether active, dormant or unclaimed—across banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, and other regulated entities.

The petition, filed by social activist Aakash Goel, highlighted that crores of citizens’ money remains inaccessible because of scattered accounts, missing nominee details, and the absence of a unified registry.

On Monday, a bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued notices to the ministry of consumer affairs and key financial regulators including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), Insurance Regulatory and Development A

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