Perhaps not the best judgement exercised by the Instructor Pilot.
But equally poor judgement by the rat bastard who turned in the Instructor Pilot without discussion. Oh well, I'm sure with the good old boy network in India, I would not be surprised to see rat managed out of the cockpit.
I'm not condoning the actions of the Instructor Pilot in quesitons, But at the end of the day can one really compare the crash of the Russian Airbus which was caused by a non trained pilot versus having a qualified CPL, although not in the Boeing, in the seat? You can bet that the future captain in training kept a good eye on the future Boeing Puppy who was keeping Papa's seat warm to ensure that he did not touch anything.
Come on now... how many of you have gone to the biffy an return to the cockpit to find the cabin crew member occupying your seat? Any pilot who remained in the cockpit get turned in for that?