Supreme Court will hear plea to put a stay on Rafael fighter jet deal next week
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Supreme Court will hear plea to put a stay on Rafael fighter jet deal next week

A lawyer filed a PIL in which he alleged discrepancies in the Rafael fighter jet deal fighter jet deal with France and sought stay on it.

   
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A French navy Rafale Marine aircraft | Flickr.com/Official US Navy Page

A lawyer filed a PIL in which he alleged discrepancies in the Rafael fighter jet deal fighter jet deal with France and sought stay on it.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear next week a PIL seeking stay on Rafale fighter jet deal between India with France.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submissions of advocate M L Sharma that his plea be listed for urgent hearing.

In his PIL, Sharma alleged discrepancies in the fighter jet deal with France and sought stay on it.