New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Friday quashed criminal proceedings against comedian Samay Raina and four other comedians over insensitive remarks concerning persons with disabilities on the show "India's Got Latent", appreciating their subsequent efforts to organise events and raise awareness and funds for people suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana closed the proceedings against Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, Sonali Thakkar alias Sonali Aditya Desai and Nishant Jagdish Tanwar. "Once there are genuine efforts, positive results are bound to be there. They are very bright youngsters. If they have started working in positive direction, there will be positive output," the bench said. The court, however, kept the broader issue arising from the case alive, saying it would consider suggestions from persons with disabilities and issue appropriate directions on ensuring greater sensitivity and safeguards in online content. The court recorded that the five respondents had organised a chess tournament for persons with disabilities from March 14 to 16 this year, which received widespread media coverage and generated awareness about organisations working for persons with disabilities, including SMA. The event also involved donations to organisations working for the cause. Four further shows had been planned for fundraising, but could not be organised with the participation of persons with disabilities because of logistical difficulties. The CJI said that he had interacted with several persons with disabilities on Thursday and that the interaction had been "quite a learning and eye opener". "Sometimes we feel that we have a fair bit of information but that is not the truth. There are many things that we learn when we meet them and the challenges which they face," he added. The proceedings had arisen in the larger controversy surrounding the online show "India's Got Latent", which had earlier led the Supreme Court to examine the need for safeguards governing online content and the balance between freedom of speech and the right of individuals and sections of society to live with dignity....