For Second Time, India’s Top Court Dismisses ‘Rafale Scam’ Petition

After a December verdict that found “nothing amiss” in India’s 2016 deal for 36 Rafale jets, India’s Supreme Court today rejected a raft of petitions asking the top court to review its decision. In its December 2018 decision, the Supreme Court had refused to order an investigation into the Euro 7.8 billion deal, giving the incumbent Narendra Modi government big relief before the inbound national election.

Allegations of corruption and cronyism in the Rafale deal became the centrepiece of the opposition Congress Party’s offensive on the Modi government during the ill-tempered 2019 election, one in which the Modi-led BJP won in a historic landslide. The Rafale issue was seen to have nearly no resonance among voters, though petitioners say that has nothing to do with the efficacy of their allegations.  The lead petitioners seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s ‘all clear’ on the Rafale deal include former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan.


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