Besides seeking a review of the December 14 judgment in which the Supreme Court ruled out wrongdoing in the Rafale deal, the petition had sought perjury proceedings against the officials under IPC Section 195. Telegraph file pictureThe Centre on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the perjury application moved by former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and others seeking action against government officials for allegedly misleading the court on the Rafale deal. Besides seeking a review of the December 14 judgment in which the Supreme Court ruled out wrongdoing in the Rafale deal, the petition had sought perjury proceedings against the officials under IPC Section 195. “There is no act of perjury involved in the submissions made before the Supreme Court as the submissions are based on records. According to the Centre, there was no violation of the provisions of the defence procurement policy on the Rafale deal.

Source: The Telegraph May 10, 2019 01:07 UTC