Govt seeks correction in SC's Rafale deal order as Cong accuses it of lying

SC had on Friday ruled out probe into pricing of Rafale jets

A day after the Congress and several other Opposition parties alleged that it had lied in the Supreme Court, the government on Saturday moved the court, seeking correction in a paragraph of its judgment in the Rafale deal case.  

The government’s submission, recorded under paragraph 25 of the judgment, had stated that the pricing details were shared with the Comptroller and Auditor General and that the report was examined by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). 

The Centre said the error in the court’s judgment was “perhaps on account of misinterpretation of a couple of sentences in a note” that was