14 publishers · first seen Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:49 UTC · updated Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:06 UTC
The Supreme Court declined to urgently hear a plea seeking to regulate a sharp increase in domestic airfares during the Diwali festive season, with Justice Vikram Nath advising the petitioner, 'Don't travel by air.' The plea, which claimed airfares had surged by nearly 700%, was mentioned before a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and Aparesh Kumar Singh. The counsel argued that air travel was an essential service and that the steep rise in ticket prices violated Article 14 of the Constitution, which guarantees equality before the law. However, the bench declined the request for an urgent hearing and proceeded to the next matter. The court is already hearing a separate petition filed by social activist S Laxminarayanan, seeking the establishment of an independent regulator to ensure transparency and passenger protection in the civil aviation sector.
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