The Supreme Court on Monday criticised certain aspects of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the June 12 Air India crash, calling them “irresponsible,” and issued notices to the Centre and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on a plea demanding an independent and transparent probe into the tragedy.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh noted that the July 12 preliminary report appeared to attribute the accident to pilot error, while important technical details were withheld. The court said it was mindful of confidentiality, privacy, and commercial sensitivity, but stressed the need for a “free, fair, independent and expeditious investigation.”

The petition was filed by the NGO Safety Matters Foundation , led by Captain

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