New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court today directed five comedians, including Samay Raina, to publish their apology on their YouTube channels and other social media platforms for making insensitive jokes about persons with disabilities (PwDs).
A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition filed by SMA Cure Foundation, represented by Senior Advocate Aparajita Singh, which flagged offensive jokes made by Samay Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, Sonali Thakkar, Sonali Aditya Desai, and Nishant Jagdish Tanwar.
The NGO also sought guidelines to prevent lampooning of PwDs in the name of humour.
The Bench noted that while the comedians had expressed regret, the degree of apology must m...