At the Supreme Court, a petition was filed for an independent investigation into the Air India accident in Ahmedabad in Ahmedabad. File | Photo Credit: Hind
At the Supreme Court, a petition was filed to seek an independent investigation by the Court of Air India in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people, including 19 on Earth. The Boeing 787-8 in London dropped after a minute and left a lonely survivor.
The application submitted by the non -profit security matters headed by the former pilot AMIT Singh attacked a preliminary report published by the Air accident investigation (AAIB), which claimed to violate the aircraft (investigation of accidents and incidents), which handled 2017 with full publishing.
“INSTEAD, The Report Contains Selective Disclosures, Such as ParaPhraSed References to Cockpit voice Recordings without Timestamps, Full Transcripts, OR Corroborative Context. This Selective Presentation Creates and Misleading Impression and Undermines Transparency Disclosure of Partial Information Has the Effect of Shaping and Biased Public Perception, One That Tends to Attribute the Cause of the Accident to Pilot Error while the Manufacturer and the Air Society for potential responsibility, ”said a petition filed through Pranav Sachdeva.
In accordance with this, she was looking for the publication of all the data related to the accident, including the output of the digital flight (DFDR), the full voice recorder transcript (CRV) with time stamps and all recorded reports and the technical council concerning the aircraft.
According to AAIB report, fuel switches on the aircraft “crossed” to the limit position for three seconds after it became air, interrupted fuel supply and caused both engines to turn off. The report noted that recording of the cockpit’s voice captured one pilot who asked the other, “Why did he cut off?” It did not explain whether the movement of the switch was unintentional or intentional, but identified the cutting of the fuel as the immediate cause of the disaster.
“Conflict of Interests”
Mr. Singh said that in the present case it concerns “not only investigations of an isolated accident”, but “maintaining public faith in civil aviation safety in India”. “When citizens entrust their lives to air travel, they do so in faith that the state will ensure the regime of transparency, responsibility and justice in investigating accidents. Selective or endangered investigation not only denies justice by victims, but also exposes future passengers with the same systemic risks,” the petition added.
It also questioned the composition of the probe team and noted that three out of five members come from the General Directorate for Civil Aviation (DGCA), Air Security – the Western Region. Since DGCA is responsible for the certification of the aircraft, it oversees its eligibility and compliance with the monitoring operator, the action said that it allows its officials to control the investigation with a direct conflict of interest.
The petition, which still has to be heard, also claimed that the regulatory body prematurely attributed the accident to the pilot error and at the same time overlooked systemic errors, thereby violating the fundamental rights of citizens pursuant to Article 21 and Article 14 of the Constitution.
Published – September 20, 2025 9:49 PM
