Supreme Court gives clean chit to Modi govt in Rafale deal

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a clean chit to the Narendra Modi government in the Rafale fighter jets deal case, saying review petitions were without merit.

The court rejected pleas which had sought re-examination of the December 14, 2018 verdict which said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets.

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The apex court rejected the contention that there was need for registration of FIR in connection with the deal.

"We find the review petitions are without any merit," a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said.

The bench also comprised Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph.

(PTI)