Pegasus snooping case: Supreme Court to set up probe panel, order next week
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said it wanted to pass the order in the case this week, but the matter was taking time as some experts they had in mind to be members of the committee expressed personal difficulties to be part of the same.
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The Chief Justice of India said the court would finalise the members of the committee soon and would pass the orders the next week.
They told this verbally to senior Advocate Chander Uday Singh, who is one of the counsels in the Pegasus snooping case. On September 13, the Supreme Court had said it would pass an interim order in two-three days on pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping row.
Several petitions are pending before the top court seeking a court-monitored probe into the reports of the government allegedly using Israeli software Pegasus to spy on politicians, activists, and journalists.
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The Centre had earlier told the apex court that it was willing to set up a committee of independent experts to examine all aspects of the alleged Pegasus snooping case.
The Centre had offered to set up a committee comprising independent experts to inquire whether Pegasus was used to snoop on phones. It had said the matter could be inquired into by a committee of independent domain experts and the report can be filed before the top court.
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