Rafale Hearing

Rafale row: Congress terms Supreme Court's move 'India's victory', BJP rebel Arun Shourie 'delighted' by unanimous decision

Reacting to the Supreme Court's order on the Rafale deal, BJP rebel Arun Shourie, one of the review petitioners, said he was delighted that the top court had unanimously dismissed the Centre's 'peculiar argument'.

Rafale hearing: In Supreme Court, Centre claims State privilege over deal documents, says no one can produce them without permission

KK Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, referred to section 123 of the Evidence Act and provisions of RTI Act to buttress his claim in the hearing of review petitions in the Rafale deal. He also said that the security of the State "supersedes everything", and that defence acquisitions were related to national security.

The Rafale deal controversy in quotes: From 'sacrificing national interest' to 'secrecy of weaponry'; a rundown

The allegations against the BJP began after the Rafale deal was signed in September 2016, with Congress pointing out that the government has strayed from the original deal, and demanded that the details of the deal be made public.

'No, Mr Attorney, I don’t think we could've used Rafale in Kargil War': Govt's hypothetical defence shut down by CJI Ranjan Gogoi

While defending the Centre's controversial Rafale deal with France's Dassault Aviation, attorney general KK Venugopal said that the number of casualties in the Kargil War would have been much lesser, had the Rafale jets been used then.

Rafale deal: Centre claims to have followed due procurement process in documents submitted to Supreme Court

The document titled "Details of the steps in the decision-making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft order" stated that the process as laid down in the Defence Procurement Procedure-2013 has been followed in procurement of the Rafale aircraft.

Rafale deal 'prime example of cronyism, corruption', Modi govt tried to 'cover up shenanigans: Sitaram Yechury

Sitaram Yechury said he was hopeful the truth about the Rafale deal will come out as the Supreme Court has insisted on facts on the price of the jets.

Rafale deal row: Congress says Narendra Modi's 'boat of corruption' will sink after SC orders Centre to file affidavit on price of jets

He said India now knows that the effect of Rafale is a failure of transparency, Make in India, government PSUs and failure to generate employment. The Congress' reaction came after the apex court sought more information from the government on the Rafale jet deal, including its pricing and deemed advantages.

Rafale hearing: SC orders Centre to file affidavit on 'exclusive' price of jets, share non-classified data with petitioners

The Supreme Court asked for details of the price of the Rafale jets in a sealed envelope, but Attorney General KK Venugopal told the bench that the price of the aircraft is "exclusive" and "can't be shared".

Supreme Court seeks report from Centre on decision-making process in Rafale deal, but says no need to include price of jets

At the hearing on the Rafale deal, Attorney General KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court that the PILs against the agreement were politically motivated and the matter could not be judicially examined.