New Delhi, Nov 12 (UNI) The Centre on Monday submitted the details of its decision-making process in the Rafale aircraft deal to the Supreme Court.
It is expected to come up for hearing before the apex court on Wednesday.
The Centre filed its document and gave it to all the petitioners, complying with the apex court's earlier order.
In its affidavit, the government said that all the requisite steps as per the requirement of Defence Procurement Procedure 2013 were followed while procuring the fighter planes.
The Centre stated that an unnecessary controversy is being sought to be created regarding the selection of Reliance Defence and added that the present National Democratic Alliance dispensation was only adhering to the rules laid down by the United Progressive Alliance government.
It added that all requisite steps like preparation of Services Qualitative Requirements, approval of the Defence Acquisition Council, technical evaluation and acceptance of technically qualified platform were duly followed during the procurement of the fighter planes.
The government said that as per guidelines, the foreign original equipment manufacturer is free to select any Indian company as its partner. It added that Government had no role in the selection of Indian offset partner which is a commercial decision of the Original Equipment Manufacturer.
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