The Supreme Court on Friday told the father of the deceased pilot who was flying the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad that no one in India believes that the tragic incident was caused by the pilot’s fault.
The top court also said that the preliminary report does not prove anything against the pilot.
“It’s extremely unfortunate that this crash took place, but you (father) should not carry this burden that your son is being blamed… Nobody can blame him (Pilot) for anything,” the Supreme Court said. “No one in India believes it was the pilot’s fault,” Justice Surya Kant added.
“There is no insinuation against the pilot so far. The investigation report merely records the communication between the two pilots; it does not apportion blame,” Justice Bagchi added.
The court also issued notice to the Centre, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and others to file replies after the father of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the Pilot-in-Command of the Air India plane, filed a plea seeking an independent judicial probe into the crash.
Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft crashed in June this year, killing 260 people on board.
The matter will next be heard on November 10.
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