Does the Supreme Court left ‘RAFALE DEAL ISSUE’ for the Parliament to Decide?
Highlights by: Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch
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1. The deal also shows that India’s import dependence continues unchecked. From the public policy perspective, foreign weapon imports neither make for good economics nor for good politics”.
2. “Supreme Court on Rafale: Brakes off defence modernisation but politics will continue: Does the Supreme Court left ‘RAFALE DEAL ISSUE’ for the Parliament to decide when SC said “The apex court is not the forum to discuss defence contracts...” the government even more vulnerable now?
3. It maintains that it did not approach the Supreme Court precisely because the apex court is not the forum to discuss defence contracts...
4. A court stricture on the Rafale deal would have left the government even more vulnerable. But it also left a window open for the Congress to attempt more political mileage when the judges noted that they would not make an in-depth examination of policy decisions of the executive, especially on matters concerning national security and defence. The judges also did not scrutinise the comparative merits of the deal and excluded from the judgment the question about the soundness of the decision.
5. While a political slugfest will ensue between BJP’s willingness for a debate in Parliament and the Congress’ insistence for a Joint Parliamentary Committee, there is mixed news for the defence establishment.
6. The apex court has ensured that there will be repetition of the Bofors saga when the atmosphere of fear had slowed down decision making, leading to a decade of no modernisation.
7. But the deal also shows that India’s import dependence continues unchecked. From the public policy perspective, foreign weapon imports neither make for good economics nor for good politics”. Last updated: Dec 15, 2018, 12:14 AM (IST): Editorial: The Tribune, Chandigarh
8. "Where Is CAG Report On Rafale Deal? Show Us": Congress Ramps Up Attack:Rafale verdict: The Congress said it has not seen the Comptroller and Auditor General or CAG report on the Dassault Aviation Rafale jet deal” All India | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Debanish Achom | Updated: December 15, 2018 15:14 IST:NDTV
9. “Rafale verdict: Supreme Court ‘misinterpreted’ statement made by government in sealed cover on pricing details: Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI, UPDATED: DECEMBER 15, 2018 17:59 IST Government of India has filed an application to 'correct' the statement in the judgment. The Supreme Court “misinterpreted” a statement made by the government in a sealed cover on the pricing details of the 36 Rafale jets deal, a highly ranked source connected to the judicial proceedings in the court said on Saturday, 15, 2018”.THE HINDU
10. “Rafale deal: Kharge accuses government of misleading Supreme Court: PTI NEW DELHI: UPDATED: DECEMBER 15, 2018 15:23 IST “I will request the PAC members to call the AG and the CAG to ask them when was the CAG report on the Rafale deal was tabled in Parliament,” he says.
11. A day after the Supreme Court verdict on the Rafale deal, Public Accounts Committee chairman Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said he would request all members of the panel to summon the Attorney General (AG) and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to ask them when was the public auditor’s report tabled in Parliament”. PTI: Last updated: Dec 15, 2018, 12:14 AM (IST): THE HINDU
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12. Full text of Supreme Court judgment in Rafale deal case: THE HINDU
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