Ahmedabad Air India crash: Supreme Court sends notice to Centre after pilot’s father seeks judicial inquiry

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.