While adjourning the matter for eight weeks, the Court directed Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to instruct the concerned authorities to review and amend the guidelines on unruly passengers, aligning them with international standards.

The Supreme Court had previously, in May of last year, sought a response from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on the 72-year-old woman's plea, urging the formulation of regulations to address passenger misconduct on aircraft.

The woman was the victim of an incident on November 26, 2022, during an international flight, when a fellow passenger, in an inebriated state, urinated on her. The incident gained public attention after the woman’s letter to the Chairperson of the Tata Group was leaked to the media.

The accused, Shankar Mishra, was later apprehended by the Delhi Police in Bengaluru. His employer, Wells Fargo, condemned the allegations as "deeply disturbing" and terminated his employment.

In March of the previous year, the Delhi High Court had ordered the DGCA to set up an appellate committee within two weeks to hear Mishra's appeal against the designation of ‘unruly passenger’ and his four-month flying ban.