Indian court rejects call for probe into jet deal with France's Dassault

Reuters

Published Dec 14, 2018 12:34AM ET

Indian court rejects call for probe into jet deal with France's Dassault

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court rejected petitions on Friday seeking an investigation into a fighter jet deal worth an estimated $8.7 billion with France's Dassault Aviation (PA:AVMD), saying there was no evidence of wrongdoing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's deal for the purchase of 36 Rafale planes has become a major political controversy because of the escalating price and a decision to pick billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance Defense as a domestic partner.

However, the court headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi dismissed the petitions calling for the establishment of a special investigation team to probe the deal.