New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Friday said that the country needs to create an environment favourable for private players to invest in its energy needs, as it deferred hearing a petition challenging the provisions of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025, which cap the liability of private players and the government in the event of a nuclear tragedy.

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi said, "As a nation. we need to create an environment that people may come. If, unfortunately, damage is caused and the damage is assessable, the private establishment will pay to the extent fixed under the law. The person who has suffered...