Supreme Court sees no wrongdoing in Rafale deal, rules out probe

The court also accepted the government's claim that there was a commercial advantage in the purchase of 36 Rafale aircrafts as compared to 126, owing to better terms of maintenance and weaponry

Vindicating the position of the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court on Friday said there was “no occasion to really doubt” the procurement process of 36 Rafale fighter jets “even if minor deviations have occurred”.

The Congress had accused Modi of malfeasance in the deal. The three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said after perusing the material provided by the government and having interacted with Air Force officers, the court did not see any reason as to why it should intervene in “the sensitive issue of the purchase of 36 defence aircraft by the Indian