Supreme Court will hear Rafale verdict review pleas in open court
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Supreme Court today allowed open court hearings on pleas seeking review of its December 14, 2018 verdict on Rafale deal case, reports said.
A bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph agreed to hear the two review petitions, which challenge the December 14 judgment that give the Centre a clean chit on the Rafale deal.
“The prayer for open court hearing is allowed,” the bench said.
While the petitioners in the first case are former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie, and advocate Prashant Bhushan, the second was filed by Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh.
The petitioners claim the Supreme Court had been misled with "incorrect claims" made by the Centre.
In its December order, the Supreme Court had said it found no reason to justify the corruption allegations in the case.
"There is no evidence of commercial favouritism to any private entity," the court had then said.
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