India, Sept. 6 -- The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking regulatory guidelines to curb "unpredictable fluctuations" in airfares and ancillary charges levied by private airlines in India.

According to the apex court's cause list for September 7, a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta will hear the matter.

The hearing comes after the Centre told the Supreme Court on August 17 that it had fast-tracked the framing of rules under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, aimed at modernising the country's aviation sector.

The Centre had said the rules would be finalised within three weeks and placed the draft before the bench in a sealed cover, stating that some final discussions were still underway....