Supreme Court rejects plea for probe in Rafale deal - Read full verdict here

The Supreme Court on Friday and dismissed all the petitions seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale fighter-jet deal.

"There is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France," the Supreme Court said.

There was no substantial evidence of commercial favouritism to any private entity, the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said on the issue of an offset partner in its ruling on a batch of petitions.

The bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph, said it is not the job of the court to deal with the comparative details of the pricing.

Here's how politicians reacted to SC verdict

Advocate M L Sharma was the first petitioner in the case. Later, another lawyer, Vineet Dhanda, moved the apex court with the plea for court-monitored probe into the deal. AAP leader Sanjay Singh also filed a petition.

After the three petitions were filed, former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie along with activist advocate Prashant Bhushan moved the apex court with a plea for a direction to the CBI to register FIR for alleged irregularities in the deal. 

The Centre earlier defended the deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets and opposed public disclosure of the pricing details

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