# Supreme Court quashes FIRs against Samay Raina over disability remarks 2026-08-14T11:31:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets The Supreme Court on August 14 quashed all FIRs and criminal proceedings against comedian Samay Raina and four others over alleged insensitive jokes about persons with disabilities on his show 'India's Got Latent'. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana closed the case against Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, Sonali Thakkar and Nishant Jagdish Tanwar. The court praised the comedians for organising a chess tournament in March and holding awareness programmes, calling them “very bright youngsters”. The order came after they volunteered to raise funds and host shows for persons with disabilities, the Hindustan Times reports. The top court will continue hearing the larger issue of protecting the dignity of disabled persons. Ranveer Allahabadia's petition for relief in related cases remains pending. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - hindustantimes.com - thehindu.com - nationalheraldindia.com Tags: India’s Got Latent, Ranveer Allahabadia, Samay Raina, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-quashes-firs-against-samay-raina-four-others/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-quashes-firs-against-samay-raina-four-others/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.