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Dassault Aviation has already denied the allegations and said there was no corruption or irregularities in the deal. Rafale jets | Photo Credit: Twitter
New Delhi: Advocate Manohar Lal Sharma who was the original PIL petitioner who sought an independent investigation into the 2015 Rafale deal which was dismissed in December 2018 and review also rejected in November 2019 has once again moved the SC seeking an independent investigation after new revelations by a French media portal reported that the aircraft manufacturers, Dassault Aviation, had paid 1 million euro to a controversial Indian middleman.
The PIL has made Prime Minister Narendra Modi Respondent No. 1. Union of India and CBI are respondents No.2 and 3. The PIL entirely based on new revelations by the French portal urges the Supreme Court to take cognizance of the news report.
The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a plea filed by Bollywood actor Sonu Sood against a Bombay High Court order which dismissed his plea challenging a civic body notice over alleged illegal construction at his residential building in Juhu.