Overview

• Pushkar Raj Sabharwal and the Federation of Indian Pilots filed a writ petition on Oct 10 seeking a court‑monitored inquiry led by a retired Supreme Court judge.
• It asks that the AAIB investigation be treated as closed, with all records handed to the new panel; the Supreme Court has not yet taken up the case.
• The petition alleges bias, selective leaks of cockpit audio, and conflicts arising from the inclusion of DGCA, Boeing and GE representatives on the AAIB team.
• It disputes preliminary findings that both engine fuel switches moved to cutoff within about one second, citing anomalies such as early RAT deployment, ELT non‑activation and unexplained damage to the flight data recorder casing.
• Officials have defended the AAIB probe as “very clean” and “very thorough,” and the bureau’s final report is still pending.