Yashwant Sinha, Shourie,Prashant Bhushan move SC seeking review of Rafale verdict
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) : Former ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie, along with advocate Prashant Bhushan, have moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its December 14 verdict in Rafale case that gave the government a clean chit over the allegation of corruption, media reports said.
The plea alleges that the Rafale verdict relies upon "patently incorrect claims" made by the Centre in an unsigned note submitted in the Supreme Court. They also sought that the plea be heard in an open court.
The Supreme Court had earlier ruled that there was no reason to doubt the decision-making process behind the Rafale jet deal, thus absolving the government of the charge levelled by the Congress and few other individuals that there was an overpriced deal for the purchase of 56 Rafale jets from France involving Rs 59,000 crore. It was alleged that the deal was struck between Anil Ambani's company and the French jet-maker Dassault.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had held that “broadly the processes have been followed” and that India cannot remain unprepared in skies when its adversaries have acquired the most modern fighter planes.
“We are satisfied that there is no occasion to really doubt the process, and even if minor deviations have occurred, that would not result in either setting aside the contract or requiring a detailed scrutiny by the court,” the bench, which also comprised Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph, said.
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