India, Dec. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant an urgent hearing to a petition seeking intervention in the unprecedented operational meltdown at IndiGo, which has resulted in the cancellation of more than 4,500 flights since Tuesday last week, crippling airports across the country and leaving thousands of passengers stranded.

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, considering the matter upon urgent mentioning, said that the situation did not presently warrant judicial interference, noting that the Union government and aviation authorities had already taken several steps to address the crisis.

"This matter requires urgent hearing. Two thousand five hundred flights have been cancelled and 95 airports are almost defunct," the la...