Pegasus: Supreme Court Hearing On Plea Seeking SIT Probe-Live Updates

Arora: Most petitions say they want a special investigation team. If govt doesn’t even take onus! the other Jurisdictions have taken note that there has been infringement of privacy

Sr Adv Meenakshi Arora: The affidavit is delightfully non committal. Neither Minister commits to anything nor does the affidavit says so.

Mr Divan appearing for JagdeepChhokar

: I have made a specific request, the cabinet secretary…

CJI: We know that.

Divan: With Regard to the magnitude of the issue, this court requested the Cabinet secretary 

Divan: Additional affidavits have ben filed by us. Professor Sandeep Shukla has filed an affidavit.

Bench: We have read 5

the affidavit. You’ve also referred to 2 people.

Justice Bose: This is your allegation, we don’t have material to support that there’s been violation by state.

CJI to Divan: First we will ask SG if they want time to file affidavit. If yes you don’t need to strain. If he says no, this is it, you can carry on 

Divan: I’ve fundamental rights violated by State. I can seek interim relief. It isn’t a matter which should be allowed to be torched by Union of India by filing this skimpy 2 page affidavit

CJI: Their small objection is that Government hasn’t disclosed anything. Mr Sibal and Mr Dwivedi have said let them disclose it

Dwivedi: The question in all petitions is against the government! So government forming a committee will not create any confidence in people. 

Dwivedi: They haven’t stated who are going to be members of this Committee. If at all it’s constituted it has to be an independent committee under supervision of this Court.

Dwivedi: So dar there is no denial, no statement regarding law supporting the user or a statement that it wasn’t used against me. Give them time, these are statements they need to make.