14 November 2018, 15:22 PM
Supreme Court reserves verdict on a bunch of petitions demanding a probe into the deal.
14 November 2018, 15:22 PM
Centre tells the Supreme Court that there is no sovereign guarantee from the French government on the delivery of 36 Rafale jets but there is a letter of comfort from the French Prime Minister.
14 November 2018, 15:20 PM
Supreme Court asks Additional Secretary Defence as to why the offset guidelines were changed in 2015. What about country's interest? What if the offset partner doesn't do any production?
14 November 2018, 14:35 PM
India needs fourth generation fighters that is why the Rafale jet was selected: AVM Chalapathi tells SC
14 November 2018, 14:35 PM
AVM Chalapathi tells the top court that Sukhoi-30 was the latest induction into the IAF.
14 November 2018, 14:32 PM
CJI Ranjan Gogoi asks Air Vice Marshal Chalapathi about latest inductions into the Indian Air Force.
14 November 2018, 14:22 PM
Air Vice Marshal J Chalapathi is present inside the court number 1 and answering the questions put forth by CJI Ranjan Gogoi, reports ANI.
14 November 2018, 14:20 PM
Three other IAF officers are also present inside the court to answer questions on Rafale, say reports.
14 November 2018, 14:18 PM
Air Vice Marshal J Chalapathi appears before the top court to respond to queries on Rafale deal after hearing resumes post lunch.
14 November 2018, 13:42 PM
The top court bench will resume hearing in the Rafale case post lunch at 2 PM.
14 November 2018, 13:02 PM
Any debate on pricing of the Rafale deal comes only if this court decides those aspects needs to come in public domain: CJI
14 November 2018, 13:01 PM
Pricing details have been given in a sealed cover but there are factors like inter-governmental agreement which barred its disclosure: KK Venugopal
14 November 2018, 12:54 PM
Centre opposes SC reviewing Rafale deal, says 'it is for experts to do it'
14 November 2018, 12:49 PM
The price of Rafale with break up of weapons and avionics has been shared with the court, but the court cannot sit in judicial review on it: Venugopal tells SC on behalf of Centre.
14 November 2018, 12:48 PM
Secrecy is not on the price of aircraft but on weaponry and avionics: KK Venugopal tells SC
14 November 2018, 12:43 PM
''After all, we are dealing with the air force, we would have liked to ask from the officer of the Air Force on the issue,'' says CJI.
14 November 2018, 12:42 PM
CJI Ranjan Gogoi asks AG KK Venugopal, is any officer from the Indian Air Force present in court to answer the queries on the issue?
14 November 2018, 12:33 PM
The Modi Govt is clearly hiding behind the Rafale 'Secrecy Clause', petitioners tell Supreme Court.
14 November 2018, 12:32 PM
In the new deal, Rafale jets cost 40% more than earlier deal: Bhushan tells SC
14 November 2018, 12:31 PM
On pricing, there can’t be any 'secrecy' issue when the govt itself disclosed the price in Parliament. It’s a bogus argument for govt to say they can’t disclose pricing: Bhushan argues before SC
14 November 2018, 12:30 PM
There was no sovereign guarantee from the France government in the deal: Bhushan tells SC
14 November 2018, 12:27 PM
Senior lawyer, Prashant Bhushan, appearing for former Union minister Arun Shourie, who is also one of the petitioners in the Rafale deal case, submitted to the three-judge SC bench that only in three situations, the inter-governmental route can be taken, reports ANI.
14 November 2018, 12:26 PM
Pricing of the 36 Rafale aircraft deal was revealed in the Parliament twice, hence, the submission of government that pricing details cannot be made public was not acceptable: Counsel appearing for AAP MP Sanjay Singh tells SC
14 November 2018, 12:25 PM
Sharma urges Supreme Court that the matter be heard by a five-judge bench.
14 November 2018, 12:23 PM
Petitioner advocate ML Sharma tells the Supreme Court that the submission made by the government in the court reveals that there has been serious fraud while making the decision after May 2015.
14 November 2018, 12:22 PM
Hearing on pricing details and the procedure followed by Centre concerning Rafale deal underway in the top court.
