The Supreme Court of India Friday asked the Central Government and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to respond to the urgent plea seeking an independent judicial probe into the June crash of an Air India plane in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people.

The court had issued the notices following a petition filed by 91-year-old Pushkaraj Sabharwal, father of deceased Pilot-in-Command Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who demanded accountability and an independent investigation sans administrative bias.

SC Rejects Pilot Blame Narrative

A Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi consoled the distraught petitioner, telling him not to burden himself with perceived blame against his son.

Pilot Vindicated : Justice Kant told the pilot's father, "It’s extremely unfortunate, th

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