Defence Procurement Procedures adopted to streamline procurement procedures

Ministry of defence issues Request for Proposal for procurement of 126 medium multi-role combat aircraf) fighters

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group incorporates Reliance Aerospace Technologies Ltd

Air Force shortlists Rafale and Eurofighter jets

Dassault Aviation’s Rafale aircraft comes up with the lowest bid

Work Share agreement signed between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Dassault Aviation under which they were responsible for 70 per cent and 30 per cent of the work, respectively, for 108 aircraft

Then defence minister Arun Jaitley tells Parliament that 18 direct '’fly-away’ aircraft expected to be delivered in 3-4 years from signing of the contract. Remaining 108 aircraft to be delivered in the next seven years

The then foreign secretary says detailed discussions underway between Dassault, MoD and HAL

New deal for acquisition of 36 direct ‘fly-away'’ aircraft from France announced

India and France sign MoU for 36 Rafale aircraft

Inter-governmental agreement signed

Government states in Parliament that the cost of each Rafale aircraft to be approximately Rs 670 crore and that all aircraft will be delivered by April 2022

Dassault Aviation'’s Annual Report reveals the actual price paid for the 36 aircrafs at about Rs 60,000 crore, more than double the government'’s stated price in Parliament

PIL in SC seeks independent probe into Centre’s decision to procure 36 Rafale fighter jets from France and disclosure of the cost involved in the deal before Parliament

SC agrees to hear PIL seeking stay on Rafale fighter jet deal

SC adjourns hearing on PIL seeking stay on Rafale fighter jet deal to October 10

SC agrees to hear on October 10 fresh PIL seeking direction to Centre to file in “sealed cover” the details of the agreement for buying 36 Rafale fighter jets

SC asks Centre to provide details of decision making process in the Rafale fighter jet deal in a sealed cover

Former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan moves SC, seeking registration of FIR into Rafale fighter jet deal

SC asks Centre to place before it in a sealed cover within 10 days the pricing details of 36 Rafale fighter jets

Centre places price details of 36 Rafale fighter jets in a sealed cover before SC. It also gives details of steps that led to finalisation of the Rafale deal

SC reserves order on pleas seeking court-monitored probe in Rafale deal.

SC says there is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process of the Modi government and dismisses all the petitions seeking direction to the CBI to register an FIR for alleged irregularities in the jet deal.