Overview

• Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh sought replies from the Centre, DGCA and AAIB on a PIL demanding a court‑monitored, impartial investigation into the June 12 crash.
• The bench condemned piecemeal disclosures from the AAIB’s preliminary findings that fueled a pilot‑blame narrative, stressing confidentiality until the inquiry concludes.
• The petition by Safety Matters Foundation alleges incomplete disclosure of DFDR output, full CVR transcripts with timestamps and EAFR data, and cites a conflict of interest due to DGCA officers on the probe team.
• The court declined immediate public release of flight‑recorder data, calling premature disclosure not advisable and warning it could spur misuse or speculative theories.
• The matter will be heard again on 11 October, with the AAIB’s final report still pending on a disaster that left over 260 dead and one survivor.