# Publish aviation rules in 7 days or ground non-compliant flights: SC 2026-08-17T15:48:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Centre to publish the draft rules under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 within seven days, warning that airlines failing to comply would be grounded. The court was hearing a plea by activist S Laxminarayanan seeking a robust regulator and transparent airfares. The Centre, through Additional Solicitor General Anil Kaushik, told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that the rules were being fast-tracked and would be finalised in three weeks. The bench, however, directed immediate publication of the draft, saying, 'If airlines are not complying, ground them.' The petitioner's counsel argued that airlines charge exorbitant fares and that the government has said it cannot cap airfares. The court had earlier flagged 'unpredictable fluctuations' in airfares during festivals as 'exploitation'. The matter will be heard next on September 7. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - ndtvprofit.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T16:21:40+00:00. Tags: Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam 2024, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Supreme Court of India Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sc-orders-centre-to-publish-new-aviation-rules-in-7-days/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sc-orders-centre-to-publish-new-aviation-rules-in-7-days/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/