INDIA
DNA Web Team | Dec 14, 2018, 01:15 PM IST
1.Aug 28, 2007
Ministry of Defence issues Request for Proposal for procurement of 126 MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) fighters.
2.Sep 4, 2008
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group incorporates Reliance Aerospace Technologies Ltd (RATL).
3.May 2011
Air Force shortlists Rafale and Eurofighter jets.
4.Jan 30, 2012
Dassault Aviation's Rafale aircraft comes up with the lowest bid.
5.Mar 13, 2014
Work Share agreement signed between HAL and Dassault Aviation under which they were responsible for 70 per cent and 30 per cent of the work, respectively, for 108 aircraft.
6.Aug 8, 2014
Then defence minister Arun Jaitley tells Parliament that 18 direct 'fly-away' aircraft expected to be delivered in 3-4 years from signing of the contract. Remaining 108 aircraft to be delivered in the next seven years.
7.Apr 8, 2015
The then foreign secretary says detailed discussions underway between Dassault, MoD and HAL. On Apr 10, a new deal for the acquisition of 36 direct 'fly-away' aircraft from France was announced.
8.Jan 26, 2016
India and France sign MoU for 36 Rafale aircraft. On Sep 23, 2016, Inter-governmental agreement was signed and on Nov 18, 2016, government stated in Parliament that the cost of each Rafale aircraft to be approximately Rs 670 crore and that all aircraft will be delivered by April 2022.
9.Dec 31, 2016
Dassault Aviation's Annual Report reveals the actual price paid for the 36 aircrafts at about Rs 60,000 crore, more than double the government's stated price in Parliament.
10.Mar 13, 2018
PIL in SC seeks independent probe into Centre's decision to procure 36 Rafale fighter jets from France and disclosure of the cost involved in the deal before Parliament.
Sep 5: SC agrees to hear PIL seeking stay on Rafale fighter jet deal.
Sep 18: SC adjourns hearing on PIL seeking stay on Rafale fighter jet deal to October 10.
11.Oct 8, 2018
SC agrees to hear on October 10 fresh PIL seeking direction to Centre to file in "sealed cover" the details of the agreement for buying 36 Rafale fighter Jets.
Oct 10: SC asks Centre to provide details of decision-making process in the Rafale fighter jet deal in a sealed cover.
12.Oct 24, 2018
Former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan moves SC, seeking registration of FIR into Rafale fighter jet deal.
Oct 31: SC asks Centre to place before it in a sealed cover within 10 days the pricing details of 36 Rafale fighter jets.
13.Nov 12, 2018
Centre places price details of 36 Rafale fighter jets in a sealed cover before SC. It also gives details of steps that led to finalisation of the Rafale deal.
Nov 14: SC reserves order on pleas seeking court-monitored probe in Rafale deal.
14.Dec 14, 2018
SC says there is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process of the Modi government and dismisses all the petitions seeking direction to the CBI to register an FIR for alleged irregularities in the jet deal.
15.Rajnath Singh asks for apology from Rahul Gandhi
Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday hit back at the opposition over the Rafale jet deal issue, accusing Congress President Rahul Gandhi of misleading the country for political gains and said he should apologise on the floor of the House.
16.Anil Ambani welcomes judgement
"I welcome the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court today summarily dismissing all PILs filed on the Rafale contracts, and conclusively establishing the complete falsity of the wild, baseless and politically motivated allegations levelled against Reliance Group and me personally," Ambani said in a statement.
17.Congress leader Anand Sharma asks for JPC probe
"Supreme Court has not commented on many important aspects. We continue to demand a Joint Parliamentary Committee(JPC) on the RafaleDeal. JPC has the right to summon all documents," said Anand Sharma.
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