NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has sought the response of the central government and the Director General of Civil Aviation on the plea seeking an independent inquiry into the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash that killed 265 people. The court, which described the report that the pilot was responsible for the disaster as "very unfortunate and irresponsible", has also sought an explanation from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau on the issue.

The controversy was sparked by the preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in July. The report included the cockpit conversation between the pilots, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder. The audio recording contained a conversation between the pilots about the fuel switch to the engine being tur

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