The Supreme Court on Monday underlined the need for an effective standard operating procedure (SOP) to ensure trouble-free access of airports across the country to persons with disability.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud was hearing a plea filed by a wheelchair-bound woman who had faced difficulties at Kolkata airport on January 30.
“You are justifying your action about asking a woman wheelchair-bound passenger to stand up and stand up for screening in a security area in the airport,” the bench told Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee, who was representing the Centre.
