The Supreme Court will pronounce the judgment in Rafale deal case on Friday, 14 December. The hearing of the case will begin at 10.30 am. Earlier on 14 November, SC had reserved its verdict on petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into Rafale deal.
In compliance with Supreme Court’s demand of having a word with officials from Indian Air Force (IAF), a team of Air Force officers comprising Air Marshal Alok Khosla and Air Vice Marshal J Chalapathi reported to the court after lunch.
The Attorney General has further alleged that the HAL wanted a longer time slot, 2.7 times more than what Dassault was taking.
He added that the offset partner has to be selected by the vendor, reported Bar and Bench.
- During the hearing, the court agreed that different aspects on pricing need not be discussed now
- AG Venugopal stated that the reason behind the government not wanting to disclose the price is due to the intergovernmental agreement
- On 12 November, the Centre had handed over a 16-page document titled “Details of the steps in the decision-making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft order” to the petitioners in the case
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SC to Give Verdict on Rafale Case Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will pronounce the judgment in Rafale deal case on Friday, 14 December. The hearing of the case will begin at 10:30 am.
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