Pegasus Case In Supreme Court

The Congress and the BJP traded barbs on Thursday over the Supreme Court's observations in the Pegasus matter with the Opposition party alleging the government's "non-cooperation", while the BJP asked Rahul Gandhi to apologise for his charges.

The top court said the report is submitted in three parts - two reports of the technical committee and one report of the overseeing committee by a retired judge of the Supreme Court, Justice RV Raveendran.

The US Supreme Court asked President Joe Biden's administration to weigh in on whether the justices should hear a case on whether Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp can pursue a lawsuit involving Israel's NSO Group.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday instead of Wednesday a batch of pleas, which alleged use of Israeli spyware for surveillance of certain people in India, after taking note of the submissions of the solicitor general for the Centre.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said he was perturbed by the statement in the Supreme Court order on the Pegasus snooping matter that many persons "politely declined" to be a member of the probe committee.

Freedom of press is an "important pillar" of democracy, the Supreme Court observed and said the court's task in the Pegasus matter assumes great significance with regard to the importance of protection of journalistic sources.

The Congress today welcomed the Supreme Court order of setting up an expert committee on the Pegasus spyware issue, and said it has negated alleged attempts of the government to evade and divert attention in the name of national security.

The Supreme Court will take a call today on whether there will be a court-monitored investigation into the explosive Pegasus snooping row that dominated headlines earlier this year.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Wednesday its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking independent probe into the Pegasus snooping matter.

Pegasus Case: The Supreme Court on Tuesday told petitioners seeking a probe into the Pegasus scandal that they should "have faith in the system" and not take part in "parallel debates on social media".

Over 500 individuals and groups have written to Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, seeking immediate intervention of Supreme Court in the alleged Pegasus snooping matter

Reports on Israeli Pegasus spyware allegedly being used to spy on opposition leaders, two union ministers and 40 journalists among others should be investigated by a sitting or former judge, senior journalists have said in a petition to Supreme Court

Snooping is against the fundamental rights of citizens and runs foul of the privacy judgment, the CPM said, seeking immediate Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe into the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware after reports of its use in India emerged this week.

The Congress and the BJP traded barbs on Thursday over the Supreme Court's observations in the Pegasus matter with the Opposition party alleging the government's "non-cooperation", while the BJP asked Rahul Gandhi to apologise for his charges.

The top court said the report is submitted in three parts - two reports of the technical committee and one report of the overseeing committee by a retired judge of the Supreme Court, Justice RV Raveendran.

The US Supreme Court asked President Joe Biden's administration to weigh in on whether the justices should hear a case on whether Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp can pursue a lawsuit involving Israel's NSO Group.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday instead of Wednesday a batch of pleas, which alleged use of Israeli spyware for surveillance of certain people in India, after taking note of the submissions of the solicitor general for the Centre.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said he was perturbed by the statement in the Supreme Court order on the Pegasus snooping matter that many persons "politely declined" to be a member of the probe committee.

Freedom of press is an "important pillar" of democracy, the Supreme Court observed and said the court's task in the Pegasus matter assumes great significance with regard to the importance of protection of journalistic sources.

The Congress today welcomed the Supreme Court order of setting up an expert committee on the Pegasus spyware issue, and said it has negated alleged attempts of the government to evade and divert attention in the name of national security.

The Supreme Court will take a call today on whether there will be a court-monitored investigation into the explosive Pegasus snooping row that dominated headlines earlier this year.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Wednesday its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking independent probe into the Pegasus snooping matter.

Pegasus Case: The Supreme Court on Tuesday told petitioners seeking a probe into the Pegasus scandal that they should "have faith in the system" and not take part in "parallel debates on social media".

Over 500 individuals and groups have written to Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, seeking immediate intervention of Supreme Court in the alleged Pegasus snooping matter

Reports on Israeli Pegasus spyware allegedly being used to spy on opposition leaders, two union ministers and 40 journalists among others should be investigated by a sitting or former judge, senior journalists have said in a petition to Supreme Court

Snooping is against the fundamental rights of citizens and runs foul of the privacy judgment, the CPM said, seeking immediate Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe into the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware after reports of its use in India emerged this week.