Passenger behaves in unruly manner onboard Air India flight; handed over to Delhi airport security
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI): A male passenger onboard an Air India flight from Amritsar to the national capital on Saturday behaved in an unruly manner, engaged in verbal altercation with a co-passenger and was handed over to the airport security after landing at the Delhi airport.
The incident happened in flight AI454.
"During cabin preparations for landing, a member of our cabin crew noticed a passenger standing in the aisle, engaged in a verbal altercation with another passenger.
"The second passenger reported to the crew that the individual was being abusive," the airline said in a statement.
According to Air India, the cabin crew immediately de-escalated the situation by relocating the second passenger to a business class seat for the duration of the landing.
The second passenger made a complaint, following which the pilot-in-command notified the airline's security team on the ground about the situation.
The security team was present when the flight landed at the Delhi airport.
"The disruptive passenger was handed over to the airport security for further investigation," Air India said and added that it will fully cooperate with the relevant authorities.
3. He was seen showing his slippers towards a female Air India staff when the plane was about to land.
— Shrey Banerjee (@banerjee_shrey) June 28, 2025
All of this happened when the seat belt signs were on and the plane was rapidly descending towards landing at Delhi Airport, endangering passenger and aircraft safety.
2. The drunk passenger (in the blue tshirt) began misbehaving with a passenger seated right in front of me, who was then forced to shift to a seat in the business class because of the harassment.
— Shrey Banerjee (@banerjee_shrey) June 28, 2025
After this, an Air India staff was also harassed by the passenger.
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Justice Nagarathna dissents on SC collegium’s recommendation of Justice Pancholi
Dissent cites seniority concerns, Gujarat High Court’s over-representation
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge B.V. Nagarathna has recorded a dissent note against the collegium’s recommendation to elevate Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi to the apex court, The Indian Express reported.
The five-member collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, J.K. Maheshwari, and Nagarathna, reached the decision with a 4–1 split. Justice Nagarathna, the lone woman on the bench, opposed Pancholi’s elevation, citing concerns over seniority and regional representation.
Justice Pancholi ranks 57th on the all-India seniority list of high court judges. Justice Nagarathna reportedly objected to the move, noting that it came less than three months after another judge from the Gujarat High Court, Justice N.V. Anjaria, was elevated to the Supreme Court. She argued that advancing Pancholi would bypass several senior judges and further increase Gujarat’s representation at the top court, while other high courts remain underrepresented.
Her dissenting note, according to reports, emphasized that such decisions could undermine the credibility of the collegium system and have long-term consequences for the administration of justice.
Justice Pancholi, who served nearly two decades in the Gujarat High Court, was transferred to Patna High Court in July 2023 and appointed its Chief Justice in July 2025. His elevation, along with that of Justice Anjaria, was intended to maintain Gujarat’s representation in the Supreme Court following the retirements of Justices M.R. Shah and Bela Trivedi earlier this year.
With a sanctioned strength of 34 judges, the Supreme Court follows criteria of seniority, merit, integrity, and regional balance in appointments. Justice Nagarathna’s dissent highlights ongoing debates about diversity and fairness in judicial elevations.
