India, April 23 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered the setting up of an expert committee to examine complaints regarding inadequate facilities, including wheelchairs, for senior citizens and differently abled passengers at airports across India. The committee, which will be chaired by retired judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice (Retd) Goda Raghuram, will also submit recommendations to improve accessibility at airports.

The division bench of Justice GS Kulkarni and Justice Advait Sethna issued the direction on two petitions, which highlighted serious difficulties faced by the passengers due to the lack of wheelchair support at airports, especially at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai....