New Delhi: The Supreme Court will tomorrow deliver its verdict on whether documents sourced from the Defence Ministry by the media without authorisation can be used as “evidence” in the Rafale fighter jet case.
While petitioner Prashant Bhushan wanted the top court to examine articles published in ‘The Hindu’ and order a CBI probe into the matter, the centre opposed it on the grounds that documents were photocopied without due permission.
The Supreme Court had ruled in December last year that it has found nothing wrong with the deal for 36 Rafale aircraft negotiated by the Narendra Modi government. Four public interest litigations seeking a court-monitored investigation into the Rafale deal were also dismissed.
However, the court agreed to hear review petitions on its previous verdict last month.
