The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday (February 26) the two petitions seeking review of its 14th December verdict that had dismissed pleas challenging the Rafale fighter jets deal.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''The hearing of the pleas will be conducted in chambers and not in open court.<br />''<br />''The petitioners, former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and lawyer Prashant Bhushan contend that the apex court had relied upon what they call patently incorrect claims made by the government in an unsigned note given in a sealed cover in the court.<br />''<br />''The top court will also hear the petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh.<br />''<br />''In December last year, the apex court had dismissed various pleas challenging the deal between India and France for procurement. It said, there was no occasion to really doubt the decision-making process warranting setting aside of the contract.<br />''<br />''The court had rejected the pleas seeking lodging of an FIR and the court-monitored probe alleging irregularities in the 58,000 crore rupees deal.<br />''<br />
News On AIR | February 25, 2019 8:13 PM
SC to hear Rafale review petitions on Feb 26