The Supreme Court has sought replies from the Centre and aviation watchdog Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on the plea of father of the pilot killed in tragic Air India plane crash, wherein he sought an independent probe into the crash. The court told Commander Sumeet Sabharwal’s 91-year-old father not to carry the burden on himself, and issued notices to Centre and the DGCA.

“Pilot is not to be blamed, you should not carry burden on yourself: the SC said to pilot’s father, Pushkar Raj Sabharwal. The apex court further added that the preliminary report of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau ( AAIB ) does not signal the pilot’s fault.

“There is no insinuation against the pilot even in the preliminary probe report, ” the SC added.

Appearing for the petitioner, Senior Ad

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