SC to hear pleas seeking review of Rafale verdict in open court
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Feb 26, 2019, 19:55 ISTHighlights
- Supreme Court on Dec 14 2018 had dismissed all petitions seeking court-monitored probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal with France
- The bench had said that there was no need to conduct an investigation into details of Rafale pricing
- On Jan 2, petitioners had moved the apex court for review of its Dec 14 judgement
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear petitions which sought to review verdict on the Rafale deal in an open court.
A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph, in its chamber hearing, allowed the prayer of former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie as also activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the review pleas be heard in open court.
"The prayer for open Court hearing is allowed", the bench said.
The Supreme Court on December 14 last year had dismissed all petitions seeking court-monitored probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal with France, saying that there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the deal. The top court had also said that it was not its job to go into the issue of pricing of fighter planes.
The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi had said that there was no need to conduct an investigation into details of Rafale pricing.
On January 2, petitioners in Rafale fighter jet deal Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, both former Union Ministers, and Prashant Bhushan, a noted lawyer, had moved the apex court for review of its Rafale judgement of December 14.
They have asked for recalling of the judgement, and they have also asked to grant an oral hearing in the open court for their review plea.
(With inputs from agencies)
A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph, in its chamber hearing, allowed the prayer of former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie as also activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the review pleas be heard in open court.
"The prayer for open Court hearing is allowed", the bench said.
The Supreme Court on December 14 last year had dismissed all petitions seeking court-monitored probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal with France, saying that there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the deal. The top court had also said that it was not its job to go into the issue of pricing of fighter planes.
The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi had said that there was no need to conduct an investigation into details of Rafale pricing.
On January 2, petitioners in Rafale fighter jet deal Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, both former Union Ministers, and Prashant Bhushan, a noted lawyer, had moved the apex court for review of its Rafale judgement of December 14.
They have asked for recalling of the judgement, and they have also asked to grant an oral hearing in the open court for their review plea.
(With inputs from agencies)
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