The court refused to entertain arguments framing aviation as an essential service protected under Article 14's equality provisions after a petitioner claimed ticket costs jumped up to 700 percent. The bench swiftly moved on to other business without issuing any formal orders on the submission. Meanwhile, the executive branch maintains its policy of allowing market forces to establish fares across domestic routes. Under the upcoming Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam framework, authorities plan to restrict regulatory interventions strictly to extraordinary crises.
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The Supreme Court passed no orders on the plea and declined to treat commercial air trave…: The Supreme Court passed no orders on the plea and declined to treat commercial air travel pricing as an Article 14 violation.
Current and upcoming official regulations establish that the government will avoid direct…: Current and upcoming official regulations establish that the government will avoid direct airfare regulation under ordinary free-market conditions.
State authorities intend to retain regulatory levers solely to curb severe price spikes d…: State authorities intend to retain regulatory levers solely to curb severe price spikes during exceptional public emergencies on high-demand routes.
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The court did not take up the plea at that stage and proceeded to the next matter.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday responded sharply to a plea highlighting a steep surge in airfares, with Justice Vikram Nath telling the counsel, “Don’t travel by air. Next case,” before moving on to the next matter.The exchange took place when the counsel mentioned the plea before the court, claiming that airfares had increased by as much as 700 per cent. Arguing that air travel was an essential service, the counsel said the steep rise in ticket prices amounted to a violation of Article 14 of the Constitution, which guarantees equality before the law.“The airfares have increased to 700%. It is an essential service. Violation of Article 14,” the counsel submitted, according to Live Law.Justice Nath responded, “Don’t travel by air. Next case.”The court did not take up the plea at that stage and proceeded to the next matter. No order was passed on the submission.Meanwhile, India has adopted new airfare rules where government will not interfere in the process except “in…
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