Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 13: The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that the ongoing inquiry into the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, which claimed over 260 lives, is aimed at ascertaining the causes of the accident rather than assigning blame.

A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing petitions filed by the family of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the flight’s Pilot-in-Command, and by the aviation safety NGO Safety Matters Foundation, which alleged that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) probe had procedural lapses and violated the right to life and fair investigation under Article 21 of the Constitution.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta emphasized that no blame has been attributed to anyone, citing

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