The Supreme Court asks the Centre to place the draft rules framed under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, before the court within two weeks. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta orders that the rules be submitted in a sealed cover, even if they have already been tabled in Parliament. The directions are made while hearing a petition by social activist S Laxminarayanan. The plea seeks the establishment of a robust and independent aviation regulator focused on transparency and passenger protection across India’s civil aviation sector. It also calls for regulatory measures to address what the petition describes as unpredictable fluctuations in airfares and related charges imposed by private airlines. During the hearing, the Centre’s counsel tells the court that the draft rules are ready and are currently being translated, and that the rules are also intended to be placed before Parliament. The court nonetheless grants a two-week timeframe for submission directly to the court, maintaining that the sealed-cover process will be followed.
Supreme Court directs Centre to submit aviation airfare rules within two weeks
The Supreme Court asks the Centre to place the draft rules framed under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, before the court within two weeks. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta orde...
- The Supreme Court directs the Centre to submit aviation rules under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 within two weeks.
- The court orders the submission to be made in a sealed cover, regardless of whether the rules are tabled in Parliament.
- The bench comprises Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta.
- The order is issued while hearing a petition by social activist S Laxminarayanan seeking a strong, independent aviation regulator and passenger protections.
- The plea raises concerns about unpredictable airfare fluctuations and ancillary charges by private airlines.
A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta ordered that the rules to regulate airfares be produced before the court in a sealed cover, regardless of whether they have already been tabled in Parliament.
14 hours agoThe Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to place before it within two weeks the rules framed under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, which is aimed at modernising India's aviation sector. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the rules be placed before it in a sealed cover, irrespective of whether they have been placed before Parliament. The apex court passed the order while hearing a plea filed by social activist S Laxminarayanan, who has sought a robust and independent regulator that ensures transparency and passenger protection across the civil aviation sector, and regulatory guidelines to control the "unpredictable fluctuations" in airfare and ancillary charges imposed by private airlines in India. The counsel appearing for the Centre informed the bench that the draft rules are ready and they are in the process of translation. He said the rules have to be placed before Parliament. "We grant two weeks' time to the respondents to place before this cour
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