Supreme Court gives a clean chit to NDA Government on Rafale deal

New Delhi Dec,14: The Supreme Court Friday said there is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France.

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

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is reading out the judgment for the three-judge bench.

The verdict was pronounced on a batch of pleas seeking court-monitored probe in the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France.

Supreme court finds no irregularities in NDA Governments decision-making process to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault under Indo-French inter-governmental agreement.

SC says it is not its job to go into its pricing when the need and quality of aircraft are not in doubt.

SC gives a clean chit to NDA government on three aspects- decision-making process to purchase 36 Rafale Jets instead of 126 by UPA, pricing of Rafale Jets and selection of Indian offset partner including Anil Ambani owned Reliance Defence by Dassault.

SC says it did not find any wrong in a selection of Indian offset partner by Dassault. Dismisses all PILs and gives a huge boost to Narendra Modi Government.