Public interest litigation in India
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Oct 2, 2026
Can India Make Airfares More Predictable?
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0:59Kudrat WadhwaHOST
He decided to file a public interest petition in the Supreme Court.
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1:04Kudrat WadhwaHOST
The PIL argues that air travel is an essential service and that India needs rules, things like fare caps and limits on how airlines decide things like extra baggage costs.
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1:15Kudrat WadhwaHOST
At first glance, that sounds like a solid solution.
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1:18Kudrat WadhwaHOST
But critics say that such caps go against how a free market should work and that prices should rise when demand rises.
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7:50Charu MathurSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I am an advocate on record practicing before the Supreme Court.
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7:54Charu MathurSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I undertake lots of matters which judge the ordinary lives of ordinary citizens like us.
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8:01Kudrat WadhwaHOST
Charu is one of the lawyers behind the PIL which seeks limits on airfares and challenges additional charges like baggage fees.
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8:08Charu MathurSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
during the Kumbh or even any other religious festival or during the weekends, right? You will see that flight prices, they rises exorbitantly.