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SC says 'don't travel by air', refuses urgent hearing on airfare hike plea
Don't travel by air, the Supreme Court told a petitioner on Monday while refusing urgent listing of a plea alleging nearly 700 per cent increase in airfares. An advocate mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Aparesh Kumar Singh. "The aviation fare has increased by 700 per cent," the advocate said. "Don't travel by air," the bench observed. The advocate then said air travel is an essential service. "It's a violation of Article 1…
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