India, July 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs.3 lakh each on stand-up comic and YouTuber Samay Raina and four others for violating court orders in the case connected to insensitive remarks made on their show about persons with disabilities.

A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order after it was brought to their notice that Raina had not invited any disabled persons to his show, which was one of the directions given by the Court earlier. The court was hearing a petition filed by Cure SMA India Foundation, accusing Raina of making insensitive remarks about the high cost of treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Raina is also alleged to have ridiculed ...