New Delhi: In a major relief for the Narendra Modi-led government, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a review petition seeking a court-monitored criminal probe in Rafale fighter jet deal between the Indian government and France's Dassault Aviation.
The three-judge bench of the top court comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph dismissed the review pleas in a unanimous judgment.
"We cannot lose sight of the fact that we are dealing with a contract. This court did not consider it appropriate to conduct a roving inquiry in an Article 32 petition," said SC in its ruling.
"We don't feel necessary to order FIR or roving inquiry into Rafale deal case," the top court added.
The development comes as a huge relief for the Modi government, which received a lot of flak over the deal after some leaked documents related to the deal surfaced earlier.
While the top court had earlier rejected pleas seeking court-monitored investigation into the controversial Rafale deal in December last year, it again initiated hearing a review petition in February this year.
14/11/19 Aneesha Mathur/India Today
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The three-judge bench of the top court comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph dismissed the review pleas in a unanimous judgment.
"We cannot lose sight of the fact that we are dealing with a contract. This court did not consider it appropriate to conduct a roving inquiry in an Article 32 petition," said SC in its ruling.
"We don't feel necessary to order FIR or roving inquiry into Rafale deal case," the top court added.
The development comes as a huge relief for the Modi government, which received a lot of flak over the deal after some leaked documents related to the deal surfaced earlier.
While the top court had earlier rejected pleas seeking court-monitored investigation into the controversial Rafale deal in December last year, it again initiated hearing a review petition in February this year.
14/11/19 Aneesha Mathur/India Today
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