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Supreme Court Seeks Responses on Air India Crash Probe After Reassuring Pilot Was Not at Fault

The court signaled openness to an independent, judge-led inquiry as it set the case for hearing on November 10.

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The matter will now be heard next week along with a similar plea filed earlier by NGO Safety Matters Foundation, on which the same bench issued notice in September.
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Overview

  • Notices were issued to the Union government and the DGCA on a petition seeking a judicially monitored investigation into the June 12 Ahmedabad crash that killed about 260 people.
  • The bench said the preliminary AAIB material does not attribute fault to the cockpit crew and told the pilot’s family that “nobody can blame him for anything.”
  • Petitioners Pushkaraj Sabharwal and the Federation of Indian Pilots want a retired Supreme Court judge to lead an expert panel, citing concerns over AAIB independence and technical rigor.
  • The court criticized foreign media reports suggesting pilot error and noted that such coverage would not guide its consideration of the case.
  • The statutory AAIB probe continues with participation from the US NTSB, the UK AAIB and Boeing, and the Supreme Court will take up the matter next on November 10.