The Supreme Court docket on Monday refused to entertain a Public Curiosity Litigation petition filed in respect of the Indigo Flight disaster, noting that the Delhi Excessive Court docket is already listening to the same matter.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi gave liberty to the petitioner to affix the proceedings within the Delhi Excessive Court docket. The bench requested the Delhi Excessive Court docket to allow the petitioner to intervene within the ongoing proceedings.
As quickly because the matter was taken, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi knowledgeable the bench concerning the pending matter within the Delhi Excessive Court docket. He additionally submitted that the Director Normal of Civil Aviation has constituted a committee to look into the matter.
Advising the petitioner to method the Delhi Excessive Court docket, CJI Surya Kant informed the petitioner, Narendra Mishra, who was showing as party-in-person, “Now the Delhi Excessive Court docket is seized of the matter. The second we entertain a PIL, the Excessive Court docket will cease listening to. Should you assume that the Excessive Court docket is lower than your normal and that you’ll seem solely within the Supreme Court docket, then it’s a completely different matter.”
The petitioner submitted that not less than 300 flights had been getting cancelled daily, placing the passengers at hardship.
As a constitutional court docket, the Excessive Court docket could be very a lot competent to handle the problems, CJI Kant stated, telling the petitioner that he can method the Supreme Court docket if there are additional grievances after the Excessive Court docket’s order. “We recognize your concern, however as an alternative of two parallel proceedings, you please go to the Excessive Court docket; if HC does not handle your grievance, you possibly can come to us,” CJI informed the petiitoner.
The plea has been filed searching for a court-monitored probe into the Indigo flight cancellation disaster.
Beforehand, the bench refused pressing itemizing for a petition in regards to the Indigo flight disaster, observing that the Authorities of India has already taken cognisance of the difficulty.
Case Particulars : NARENDRA MISHRA Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR| W.P.(C) No. 1232/2025
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