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THIS DAY THAT YEAR 1993 ------ PART II
Capt. R.P. Bhalla the Commander of the aircraft that crashed near Tirupathi was hero and Villain both. Hero to all passengers who saw live the action of the pilot in saving their lives and to the families who saw their relatives alive. The rules of air traffic and guidelines are manual by nature and violation of the prescription is an offence. He was a villain to those who saw it as an offence as per the manual on their interpretation of the commissions and omissions of the pilot under tense and stressful circumstances. It was upsetting to learn that disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him and punishment imposed including reduction of his salary. Capt. Bhalla died and the news appeared on 20th June 2015 in the newspaper. When I telephoned it was his son in law who took the call and was very pleased that a passenger chose to pay respects. As I spoke he clarified that Capt Bhalla went to High Court and won the case and got back all the increments and benef...
