The Supreme Court on December 14 said it cannot embark on a judicial review into the deal for procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets on the basis of petitions, which seem to have been spurred by a media interview of former French President Francois Hollande and press coverage alleging "favouritism" by the Narendra Modi government.
"Individual perceptions cannot be the basis of a roving judicial review... The court cannot sit as an appellate authority over each and every aspect of the deal," Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, who authored the judgment for a three-judge Bench, held.
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