A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said there is a necessity for fighter aircraft and the country cannot remain without the jets
The Supreme Court said that there is no irregularity in the Rafale deal
The Supreme Court said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal
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
Congress has been demanding a joint parliamentary committee probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal
On November 14, SC reserved order on pleas seeking court-monitored probe in Rafale deal
Supreme Court had reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking probe into Rafale fighter jet deal with France on November 14
Congress President Rahul Gandhi has been alleging corruption and favour to private industrialists in the Rafale purchase
Despite resistance from French negotiators the law ministry insisted on sovereign guarantees. Eventually, the decision was left to the Cabinet Committee on Security
The complaint was lodged on October 26
Khera said that a 'management meet note' of Reliance Infrastructure, prepared by ICICI is another proof of Modi government's 'involvement' in the Rafale scam.
The government has denied any wrongdoing in the deal while the BJP has dismissed as "lies" allegations of corruption levelled by the Congress
The government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that no "sovereign guarantee" was given by the French government on the deal for procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets
Bhushan contended that none of the three conditions for an IGA purchase, specified in the DPP-2013 that governs the Rafale contract, was met
The apex court has reserved its order on the pleas seeking CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in multi-billion 36 Rafale fighter jets deal with France
Kapil Sibal said Dassault Aviation was a non-compliant company and as such was not entitled to be awarded the deal
The top court also sought the assistance of any Air Force officer on the issue of procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France
The hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi saw Attorney General K K Venugopal opposing advocate Prashant Bhushan
Documents reveal how two core conditions of a government-to-government contract were diluted in the run-up to purchasing 36 Rafale jets
Trappier rejected Congress President Rahul Gandhi's allegations that he was lying about the details of Dassault and Anil Ambani-led Reliance joint venture for offset contracts in the Rafale jet deal