Published on : 13 Nov 2025, 8:26 am 3 min read

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Central government on a petition filed by the father of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the pilot who was in command of the Air India plane that crashed at Ahmedabad in June this year.

The plea seeks an independent judicial probe into the mishap that caused deaths of 260 people.

During the hearing today, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta , appearing for the Central government, submitted that no blame was being attributed to anyone for the plane crash. He also submitted that any interference in the matter may be counterproductive to the ongoing investigation by the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

" There is an international convention.

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