The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered stand-up comedian and content creator Samay Raina, along with four other comedians, to organise at least two fundraising events every month. The court told them to contribute a corpus received from the fundraisers for the treatment of persons with disabilities. This came when the court was hearing a plea filed by the Cure SMA India Foundation, which sought action against content that violates the dignity of persons with disabilities.

SC orders Samay Raina to organise fundraisers

According to Bar and Bench, the order was passed by a Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. In its directive, the court stated that the influencers must organise at least two events per month to raise funds for the treatment of differently-abled. The court further noted that Samay and others will also have to invite differently-abled persons to their shows and share their success stories.