The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking directions on urban infrastructure growth around airports after the Air India AI171 crash near Ahmedabad. A Bench led by CJI Surya Kant said aviation safety and planning issues require policymakers and experts, remarking, “We are not scientists.”
Today, On 16th October, Pushkaraj Sabharwal, the pilot’s father, moved the Supreme Court seeking a judicial inquiry into the tragic Air India crash involving his son, late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was the Pilot-in-Command of the ill-fated Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
