Rafale deal: How the events unfolded

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court dismissed the pleas challenging the deal between India and France for procurement of 36 Rafale jets saying there was no occasion to "really doubt the decision making process" warranting setting aside of the contract. SC rejected the pleas seeking lodging of an FIR and the court-monitored probe alleging irregularities in the deal, in which both the countries have entered into an inter-governmental agreement (IGA). Here is the chronology of events in which SC gave the Modi government a clean chit.