Maharashtra CM Fadnavis shared the proposal on X after the meeting, stating that he held discussions on strengthening ties between Maharashtra and Japan

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing pleas, including one filed by the father of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the Pilot-in-Command of Air India flight AI-171 that crashed June on 12, 2025, seeking an independent, court-monitored investigation into the tragedy