In Brief
Jeeja Ghosh, a person with cerebral palsy, filed a writ petition seeking protection of rights of differently abled persons in air travel after experiencing mistreatment by an airline crew. The Supreme Court reviewed revised Civil Aviation Requirements guidelines and held that no differently abled person should be manually lifted without consent, as such lifting is inhumane. The Court also directed that security screening procedures must be conducted without requiring removal of prosthetic limbs or calipers, ensuring human dignity while maintaining security standards. The Court allowed further submissions on draft guidelines from petitioners and disposed the petition.
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