Giving a clean chit of sorts to the Modi government in the Rafale deal, the court said there was no reason for it to interfere in the procurement process for 36 Rafale fighter jets from France
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed public interest suits seeking a probe into alleged irregularities in the Rafale aircraft deal between the Indian government and France’s Dassault Aviation. “There is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in Rafale deal,” the Court said.
The Rafale deal relates to the purchase of 36 fighter aircraft for an estimated Rs 580 billion by the defence ministry. Saying there had been necessity of fighter aircraft and the country could not remain without fighter jets, the apex court mentioned that dealing with the pricing details of Rafale fighter jets was not its job.
Giving a clean chit of sorts to the Narendra Modi government in the Rafale deal, the court said: “We find no reasons to interfere in procurement process for 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.”
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