A Bench led by Chief Justice UU Lalit dismissed as withdrawn a petition by Delhi-based lawyer ML Sharma seeking a direction to the Centre to get some documents from the French government regarding the deal.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to re-examine the issue of any irregularities in the deal between India and France for procurement of 36 Rafale jets, saying no case is made out for doing the same.
A Bench led by Chief Justice UU Lalit dismissed as withdrawn a petition by Delhi-based lawyer ML Sharma seeking a direction to the Centre to get some documents from the French government regarding the deal.
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He argued there had been news reports in France that said bribes were paid by Dassault Aviation, the company that manufactures the jets, to a controversial Indian middleman.
“These issues have already been considered by a three-judge bench.
“These issues cannot be raised repeatedly,” the SC said.
On December 14, 2018, the SC had dismissed a batch of PILs challenging the deal between India and France for the procurement of 36 Rafale jets, saying there was no occasion to “really doubt the decision-making process” warranting setting aside the contract.
