The Supreme Court will resume its hearing for review of judgment over Rafale case.
The government had undergone to have an overpriced deal to help Anil Ambani bag a contract with jet maker Dassault.
The government asserted that those who have asked for a review in anticipation of “secret documents “ are breaching the Officials Secrets Act and for this, the punishment is either jail or fine.
On March 14, the Supreme Court will resume its hearing for review of judgment over Rafale case.
The top court had dismissed the allegations that Congress said about Corruption in 2016 jet deal as well as the government had undergone to have an overpriced deal to help Anil Ambani bag a contract with jet maker Dassault.
The Centre discussed with the top court that it is a sensitive matter for national security and those who conspired and photocopied the papers have committed a crime.
In the Rafale story, these are the following developments:
- The government asserted that those who have asked for a review in anticipation of “secret documents “ are breaching the Officials Secrets Act and for this, the punishment is either jail or fine.
- The individuals who have photocopied the documents has offended India’s agreement with the foreign country.
- In the last hearing, the government has accepted that the documents were stolen from the Defense Ministry. But after some time, the Attorney General clarified the documents is not stolen but photocopied.
- The petitioners are guilty over the photocopying of documents the defense ministry clarifies.
- The Hindu newspaper was threatened not to publish articles that are against Officials Secret Act.
- The Chairperson of Hindu said, the documents published are of public interest, and no one will be able to find any trace about it.
- The defence Ministry has objected for “parallel negotiations “ for Rafale jets and said the deal became expensive for India after France refused to provide bank guarantees.
- The petitions filed by NDA ministers, contended the court to reconsider its judgments over the Rafale Deal.
- Congress charged the government over getting the overpriced Rafale jets to benefit Anil Ambani.
- Both Dassault and government have denied the accusations of Congress.
