India, Nov. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday directed comedians Samay Raina, Vipul Goyal, and others to organise at least two shows a month to raise funds for the treatment of persons with disability.

The court passed the order after a case was filed by a foundation working for persons with disabilities (PwD) for passing insensitive jokes about the disabled.

The apex court asked the comedians - Samay Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, Sonali Thakkar and Nishant Jagadish Tanwar - to telecast programs about the success stories of persons with disabilities to generate funds for their treatment.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a case filed by CURE SMA (Spinal Muscular At...