3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 14, 2026 07:11 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up comedians Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia over non-compliance of the court’s earlier order. During the hearing, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said “let them suffer” after imposing a fine of Rs 3 lakh on the comedians.
In a statement, the top court said, “We have no reason to doubt that Samay Raina has taken the court for a ride. He is in brazen violation of statements/ undertakings given before this court.”
“The misconduct is sought to be compounded by stating that a compliance affidavit was filed yesterday, however, no affidavit has been filed,” the bench said.
Further, the Court imposed a cost of Rs 3 lakh on Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia, and Ashish Chanchlani, asking them to deposit this amount in two weeks.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order after it was informed that Raina had not invited any disabled persons to his show according to its earlier order.
The CJI remarked that they think sitting outside the country they are beyond jurisdiction. “Let them suffer now. If this is not arrogance, then we have to change the Oxford dictionary also,” the CJI observed.
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A plea, filed by Cure SMA India Foundation, flagged jokes made by “India’s Got Latent” host Samay Raina and other social media influencers Vipun Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, Sonali Thakkar and Nishant Jagdish Tanwar.
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Last year in August, the Supreme Court had directed India’s Got Latent host Samay Raina and his other co-comedians to display their unconditional apology for ridiculing those with disabilities and rare genetic disorders.
The court in the previous hearing that the Information Technology Act can include penal consequences for such actions, and asked Raina and others to “go apologise on your podcasts, etc…”. “Then tell us about the cost/penalty you are willing to bear.”
On May 5, the Supreme Court had summoned five influencers and stand-up comedians, including Raina, over derogatory remarks made against people with disabilities. The court had further said that any speech that demeans a class of persons or community would be curtailed.
The comic was ordered by the court to host fundraisers on his platform for specially abled individuals and who have inspiring stories.
(With inputs from PTI)
