Air India crash aftermath handled 'irresponsibly', says courtIt called on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi for the government's response before it rules on a case filed by activists demanding an independent investigation. The highest court in India has strongly criticised the country's aviation authorities for their handling of the aftermath of the Air India plane crash that killed 260 people in June. The court said the way the aviation body released its preliminary report in to the Boeing Dreamliner's crash was "selective and piecemeal". But the findings of the report have been challenged by aviation safety group Safety Matters Foundation, which is calling for an independent investigation into the crash. That same month, the DGCA uncovered 51 safety violations at Air India in the preceding year, as part of its annual audit of the country's airlines.