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L 1& 7 ' Noida and two premises — Centre to provide in a sealed In the 15-minute-long lic interests and rather they are The SC said it was neither 1 )M Rajgir and Buxar districts in cover the details of decision- hearing, the Bench also heard “political interest petitions” going into the averments made R Bihar. making process, sans pricing submissions from Sharma and and the petitioners have selec- in the petitions nor issuing the “We direct the concerned and technical information in Dhanda, who sought several tively quoted the questions notice on them and was asking police, Superintendent of the Rafale deal, but termed the directions, including court- which have been answered in information to satisfy itself. F Police of Noida and Greater averments made in the PILs as monitored SIT probe into the Parliament. Congress leader and RTI Noida to seal all the seven “grossly inadequate” and clar- deal and submission of details He also said that a bitter activist Tehseen Poonawala, premises in the presence of ified that it was not issuing any of the agreement in a sealed political fight was going on in who had sought a direction these directors,” the Bench notice to the Centre. cover to it. the country over the Rafale against the Centre on why the "# <@9@A% said. A Bench headed by Chief Sharma said that the pric- deal in the election year and Union Cabinet’s approval was “We direct the Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it ing of the Rafale fighter jets entertaining the petitions may not sought as part of the he Supreme Court on Superintendent of Police of wanted to satisfy itself about have been already disclosed in be used politically and more- Defence Procurement TWednesday ordered the Rajgir and Buxar to immedi- legitimacy of the decision- the French Parliament and the over, such policy decisions Procedure (DPP) before sign- sealing of nine properties of ately go to these (two) places making process even as the stand of the Centre was unten- cannot be reviewed judicially. ing the procurement deal with embattled real estate company and seal it,” the Bench said. Government sought dismissal able. Sharma said the inter- “This is a political petition France on September 23, 2016, Amrapali after its CMD and It further directed that of the PILs on the issue, Government agreement to buy and not a public interest liti- however, withdrew his PIL two directors, who are in police after the sealing of these nine terming them “political peti- 36 Rafale fighter jets must be gation and is part of bitter fight against the fighter jet deal at custody, revealed that the doc- premises, the keys be handed tions”. quashed. It was an “outcome of going on between ruling and the start of the hearing. uments related to the group’s 46 over to the registrar of the apex The Bench, also compris- corruption” and not ratified by Opposition party. If notice is firms were stored there. court. ing Justices SK Kaul and KM Parliament under Article 253 The three directors moved The Bench also made it Joseph, gave the Government (Parliament has power to make an application before a Bench clear that only the court- time till October 29 to provide any law for implementing any comprising Justices UU Lalit appointed forensic auditors — the necessary information and inter-Government agreement) and DY Chandrachud stating Ravi Bhatia and Pawan Kumar fixed the PILs, filed by lawyers of the Constitution, he said. that they were willing to hand Aggarwal — and persons Vineet Dhanda and ML In his plea, Dhanda over all the documents but the authorised by them would Sharma, for hearing two days referred to the recent “contro- " <@9@A% Opposition party Congress Rahul alleged that process- police were unaware about enter these premises after they after that. versy” over the 58,000 crore charging the NDA es to justify Modi’s decision are which one needed to be seized. were sealed. “We are not on the issue of deal between India and efence Minister Nirmala Government with wrongdoing. being invented. The court’s order came a The court also asked the pricing and suitability of the Dassault Aviation, a French DSitharaman began her Congress president Rahul “The Supreme Court has day after Amrapali CMD Anil three directors to furnish an Rafale jets but only on the deci- company, for purchasing 36 three-day official visit to France Gandhi has raised questions on asked for the Rafale decision Kumar Sharma and two direc- undertaking before it by sion making process,” the combat jets and sought judicial on Wednesday night to hold Nirmala Sitharaman’s France making process. It’s quite sim- tors Shiv Priya and Ajay Kumar Thursday stating that all the Bench said. intervention to put an end to bilateral talks with her French visit, alleging that work has ple really... The PM decided. were ordered to be taken into documents were available at When the Bench asked the raging debate. counterpart Florence Parly. begun to justify the Prime The processes to justify his police custody and the firm these nine premises only and Attorney General KK “In a PIL, my role is to During her visit, Sitharaman Minister’s decision to buy decision are yet to be invented. was castigated for playing “hide not a single document was Venugopal what will be his bring an issue to the notice of will also take stock of progress Rafale fighter aircraft. But work has begun. Ps. In this and seek” with the court by not lying at any other place. response if the court asked him the court. The court has per- in the supply of the Rafale jets He took to Twitter to say connection, Raksha Mantri is complying with its orders to “If the entire exercise of to share the details of the deci- haps also taken note of my plea expected to begin next year while the Supreme Court has leaving for France tonight,” he hand over all the documents to sealing of these seven premis- sion-making process only to regarding submission of doc- end. She is also expected to visit asked for the details of the said. the forensic auditors. es at Noida and Greater Noida the judges, the AG said it can- uments in a sealed cover enve- Dassault Aviation, which is Rafale decision-making The delivery of the fighter These directors told the will be completed today, the not be shown to anyone in the lope. After the court goes manufacturing 36 Rafale jets as The visit comes at a time process, the decision to buy the aircraft is expected to begin in Bench that documents related presence of these three interest of national security through the documents, I am per Indian specifications when political slugfest is on fighter aircraft was taken by 2019 and the IAF hopes to get to Amrapali’s 46 group com- applicants will not be insisted and other issues involved in the sure, the truth will come out,” under the Government-to- over the 58,000-crore Rafale Prime Minister Narendra the full consignment of 36 jets panies were kept in seven loca- upon by the police,” the defence procurement process. Danda said. Government deal. fighter jet deal with the main Modi. by 2022. tions at Noida and Greater Supreme Court said. ! " " <@9@A%BAC7< !!! R t least seven people were " <@9@A% Akilled and 35 others — ! $$%&!%' including 10 women and six O ) yclone Titli has intensi- children — sustained serious- Cfied into a very severe ly injuries as the engine and !" cyclonic storm over the Bay of nine coaches of Malada-New # #$#" Bengal on Wednesday and is Delhi New Farakka Express ! *+),- , 5 #" <@9@A% moving towards the Odisha train derailed at Harchandpur /)0+1 coast, triggering rainfall in sev- in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh n a bone chilling incident, a eral parts of the eastern State. on Wednesday around 6.10am. I19-year-old civil engineering Five coastal districts of Four of the seriously 3)4- student allegedly stabbed his Odisha have been put on high injured are being treated at 0)051 father, mother and younger alert and the Odisha Lucknow’s King George sister to death in Kishangarh Government has begun evac- Medical University and two at area in Vasant Kunj of South- uation of about 2 lakh people. the city’s Sanjay Gandhi ) West Delhi for opposing his Thereafter, it is very likely Postgraduate Institute of ! lifestyle and forcing him to to move northeast towards Medical Sciences. %# % study, said police, adding that Gangetic West Bengal across An NDRF team, compris- Railways Minister Piyush pensation of 2 lakh each to the # ##P" the bodies were found on Odisha before gradually losing ing 40 personnel, and senior Goyal announced compensa- next of the kin of the deceased '() 6 7 % 7 Wednesday morning. strength. officials from the State and the tion of 5 lakh for the kin of the from Bihar, besides 50,000 to After being put to sus- All schools, colleges and Railways, rushed to the spot for dead, 1 lakh for the injured each injured person from the 8 tained interrogation by police " " # $"%&'! 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