SC judgement on Rafale 'controversial', put the court's reputation at risk: CPIM

Criticising the Supreme Court judgement which dismissed the petitions challenging the Rafale deal, CPI(M) mouthpiece, Peoples' Democracy, in its latest editorial said the verdict is "controversial" and has put the court's reputation at risk.

In relief to the Modi government, the Supreme Court on December 14 dismissed the pleas challenging the deal between India and France for procurement of 36 Rafale jets saying there was no occasion to "really doubt the decision making process" warranting setting aside of the contract.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said there has been a necessity of fighter aircraft and the country cannot remain without these jets.

The editorial is titled as: 'Rafale deal :A Controversial Judgement.'
"Is this a revision petition? And if it is, will others be heard in the petition? Or will the court cover its embarrassment and declare the petition to be only a grammatical correction of its poor English?