Defence Cooperation — Key Judgments

Key Judgments

Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India (Rafale Case)

2018

While primarily concerning the Rafale deal with France, this judgment established important principles for defence procurement transparency and government decision-making in…

S.R. Bommai v. Union of India

1994

This landmark judgment on federalism and Centre-state relations has implications for defence cooperation as it established that defence is exclusively in the Union List and states…