Supreme Court to continue its hearing today of a batch of petitions seeking SIT/judicial probe into the reports of snooping using #Pegasus spyware.A bench led by Chief Justice of India to hear the pleaClick here to read the full account of Yesterday's hearing...
Supreme Court to continue its hearing today of a batch of petitions seeking SIT/judicial probe into the reports of snooping using #Pegasus spyware.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India to hear the plea
Notice has been issued pre admission ONLY to Union of India. The #Pegasus matter to be heard again after 10 days.
Court says it will also deliberate upon the course of action.
CJI: We will discuss what needs to be done, if committee of experts needs to be made, or some other committee
CJI: We will see that. This is all stage of admission. We had thought a comprehensive reply will come but it was a limited reply. We will see, we will also think and consider what can be done.
Sibal: We don’t want them to give any information as to security of the State. He must reply if pegasus as a technology was used.
SG: Mehta: Court may consider letting us form a committee, and report can be placed before Court
Bench: We are thinking, we will issue notice
. Let us see in meanwhile we will see if we have to constitute a committee and see what to do
SG: I wish to make it clear, it is not my case that I don’t wish to divulge. Limited point is let me say that before a Committee of experts.
CJI: You understand we are not asking you to divulge what you don’t want to, we aren’t here for that. We aren’t compelled u
SG for Union of India: I’m not saying i will not tell anyone, i just wish to not say it publicly.
SG: For example, What if there is a terrorist organisation. And any government says pegasus wasn’t used I’ll modulate my device to a certain extent
Bench: What can be done is, We will issue a simple notice, let competent authority under rules take decision to what extent information is to be disclosed and we’ll see what is to be don
Bench to SG: We as a court and you as SG and lawyers as officers of court, none of us would like to compromise with security of this country or defence of nation, irrespective of prayer or no praye
Bench: Here the issue is different, there are people alleging hacking of their phones. In case of civilians also rules permit, but only on permission by competent authority