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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 Police the Rafale deal, but termed the directions, including court- which have been answered in information to satisfy itself. F of Noida and Greater Noida to averments made in the PILs as monitored SIT probe into the Parliament. Congress leader and RTI seal all the seven premises in “grossly inadequate” and clar- deal and submission of details He also said that a bitter activist Tehseen Poonawala, the presence of these directors,” ified that it was not issuing any of the agreement in a sealed political fight was going on in who had sought a direction the Bench said. notice to the Centre. cover to it. the country over the Rafale deal against the Centre on why the $ <@9@A% “We direct the A Bench headed by Chief Sharma said that the pric- in the election year and enter- Union Cabinet’s approval was Superintendent of Police of Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it ing of the Rafale fighter jets taining the petitions may be not sought as part of the he Supreme Court on Rajgir and Buxar to immedi- wanted to satisfy itself about have been already disclosed in used politically and moreover, Defence Procurement TWednesday ordered the ately go to these (two) places legitimacy of the decision- the French Parliament and the such policy decisions cannot be Procedure (DPP) before sign- sealing of nine properties of and seal it,” the Bench said. making process even as the stand of the Centre was unten- reviewed judicially. ing the procurement deal with embattled real estate company It further directed that Government sought dismissal able. Sharma said the inter- “This is a political petition France on September 23, 2016, Amrapali after its CMD and after the sealing of these nine 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 premises, the keys be handed terming them “political peti- 36 Rafale fighter jets must be gation and is part of bitter fight against the fighter jet deal at the custody, revealed that the doc- over to the registrar of the apex tions”. quashed. It was an “outcome of going on between ruling and start of the hearing. uments related to the group’s 46 court. The Bench, also compris- corruption” and not ratified by Opposition party. If notice is Continued on Page 4 firms were stored there. The Bench also made it ing Justices SK Kaul and KM Parliament under Article 253 The three directors moved clear that only the court- Joseph, gave the Government (Parliament has power to make an application before a Bench appointed forensic auditors — time till October 29 to provide any law for implementing any comprising Justices UU Lalit Ravi Bhatia and Pawan Kumar the necessary information and inter-Government agreement) and DY Chandrachud stating Aggarwal — and persons fixed the PILs, filed by lawyers of the Constitution, he said. that they were willing to hand authorised by them would Vineet Dhanda and ML In his plea, Dhanda over all the documents but the enter these premises after they Sharma, for hearing two days referred to the recent “contro- <@9@A% charging the NDA es to justify Modi’s decision are police were unaware about were sealed. after that. versy” over the 58,000 crore Government with wrongdoing. being invented. which one needed to be seized. The court also asked the “We are not on the issue of deal between India and efence Minister Nirmala Congress president Rahul “The Supreme Court has The court’s order came a three directors to furnish an pricing and suitability of the Dassault Aviation, a French DSitharaman began her Gandhi has raised questions on asked for the Rafale decision day after Amrapali CMD Anil undertaking before it by Rafale jets but only on the deci- company, for purchasing 36 three-day official visit to France Nirmala Sitharaman’s France making process. It’s quite sim- Kumar Sharma and two direc- Thursday stating that all the sion making process,” the combat jets and sought judicial on Wednesday night to hold visit, alleging that work has ple really... The PM decided. tors Shiv Priya and Ajay Kumar documents were available at Bench said. intervention to put an end to bilateral talks with her French begun to justify the Prime The processes to justify his were ordered to be taken into these nine premises only and When the Bench asked the raging debate. counterpart Florence Parly. Minister’s decision to buy decision are yet to be invented. police custody and the firm was not a single document was Attorney General KK “In a PIL, my role is to During her visit, Sitharaman Rafale fighter aircraft. But work has begun. Ps. In this castigated for playing “hide lying at any other place. Venugopal what will be his bring an issue to the notice of will also take stock of progress He took to Twitter to say connection, Raksha Mantri is and seek” with the court by not “If the entire exercise of response if the court asked him the court. The court has per- in the supply of the Rafale jets while the Supreme Court has leaving for France tonight,” he complying with its orders to sealing of these seven premis- to share the details of the deci- haps also taken note of my plea expected to begin next year asked for the details of the said. hand over all the documents to es at Noida and Greater Noida sion-making process only to regarding submission of docu- end. She is also expected to visit Rafale decision-making The delivery of the fighter the forensic auditors. will be completed today, the the judges, the AG said it can- ments in a sealed cover enve- Dassault Aviation, which is The visit comes at a time process, the decision to buy the aircraft is expected to begin in These directors told the presence of these three not be shown to anyone in the lope. After the court goes manufacturing 36 Rafale jets as when political slugfest is on fighter aircraft was taken by 2019 and the IAF hopes to get Bench that documents related applicants will not be insisted interest of national security through the documents, I am per Indian specifications over the 58,000-crore Rafale Prime Minister Narendra the full consignment of 36 jets to Amrapali’s 46 group com- upon by the police,” the and other issues involved in the sure, the truth will come out,” under the Government-to- fighter jet deal with the main Modi. by 2022. panies were kept in seven loca- Supreme Court said. defence procurement process. Danda said. Government deal. Opposition party Congress Rahul alleged that process- Continued on Page 4 tions at Noida and Greater Continued on Page 4 ! " <@9@A%BAC7< !!! 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