The Supreme Court today (October 31, 2018) has asked the Central government to give details of the pricing and strategic details of
Rafale fighter aircraft in a sealed cover in 10 days.
A Bench of
Chief Justice of IndiaRanjan Gogoi and
JusticesU.U. Lalit and
K.M. Joseph heard a batch of petitions seeking a probe into the alleged irregularities associated with the deal. Further, the Court also directed the Centre to give copies of the decision making process details except for any strategic or secret details to the parties.
Attorney General KK Venugopal, however, objected to the disclosure of pricing details, submitting that it is covered under the
Official Secrets Act, 1923. To this, the Bench said that if the government feels that the pricing of Rafale jet cannot be shared with the court, then an affidavit to that effect needs to be submitted. When one of the petitioners, Prashant Bhushan, appealed for a court monitored CBI probe into the deal, CJI Ranjan Gogoi said “that can wait” and that the Court will first consider all details of the Rafale deal. The matter is now scheduled to be heard on November 14, 2018.
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Jharkhand Govt. Withdraws ‘General Consent’ Granted to CBI to Investigate Cases in the State [READ ORDER]
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Nov 07, 2020
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The Jharkhand government, headed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, has withdrawn the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for conducting probes in the state.Under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the CBI requires the permission of the state government if it wants to investigate something there. The general consent is the indication that the CBI can visit the state and investigate any matter.If the general consent is...
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