New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today told Supreme Court that the government has furnished him copies of letters concerning Jet-Etihad deal, allegedly written by Indian officials favouring grant of additional air traffic rights to the UAE airline.
“Government has complied with my request to provide me copies of the letters written for the favourable consideration of the request of Abu Dhabi for additional capacity allocation,” Swamy told a bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu.
Taking note of his submission, the bench, which also comprised justices A K Sikri and Arun Mishra, asked the BJP leader to file a rejoinder within eight weeks on the contents of the documents.
Swamy had sought direction from the apex court to furnish copies of certain letters which, in his opinion, were essential for adjudication of the petition.
Government supplied him with letters, including one written by then Commerce Minister Anand Sharma to Chairman of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on April 5, 2013.
He was also given an April 9, 2013, letter of then External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid to the UAE Foreign Minister and two letters dated April 15 and 21, 2013, written by M K Lokesh, who was then Indian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
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“Government has complied with my request to provide me copies of the letters written for the favourable consideration of the request of Abu Dhabi for additional capacity allocation,” Swamy told a bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu.
Taking note of his submission, the bench, which also comprised justices A K Sikri and Arun Mishra, asked the BJP leader to file a rejoinder within eight weeks on the contents of the documents.
Swamy had sought direction from the apex court to furnish copies of certain letters which, in his opinion, were essential for adjudication of the petition.
Government supplied him with letters, including one written by then Commerce Minister Anand Sharma to Chairman of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on April 5, 2013.
He was also given an April 9, 2013, letter of then External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid to the UAE Foreign Minister and two letters dated April 15 and 21, 2013, written by M K Lokesh, who was then Indian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
21/01/15 PTI/Financial Express
