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The Rafale deal controversy is a political controversy in India related to the purchase of 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft for a price estimated at €7.87 billion (₹58,891 Crore) by the Defence Ministry of India from France's Dassault Aviation. The origin of the deal lies in the Indian MMRCA competition, a multi-billion dollar contract to supply 126 multi-role combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) with a transfer of technology.
On 14 December 2018 the Supreme Court upheld the Rafale deal, stating that no irregularities or corruption have been found.[1] The Supreme Court delivered the final legal judgement on the controversy on 14 November 2019 and dismissed all the petitions seeking a review of its December 2018 judgement.[2] In June 2021 a French judge has been appointed to lead a judicial investigation into alleged corruption and favoritism in the deal.[3][4]
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