Supreme Court appoints a three-member expert committee to probe into the Pegasus surveillance case.
The Supreme Court today ordered a probe into the Pegasus surveillance case by a three-member expert committee. The committee will be headed by retired Supreme Court judge, Justice RV Raveendran.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohl observed, there has been no specific denial by the Centre on the issue.
The Supreme Court will monitor the function of the committee. The Court observed that while it is the era of information technology that is crucial for our daily lives, it is equally important to safeguard the privacy of citizens.
The Court said, while there are restrictions on right to privacy, the same are bound by Constitutional safeguards. The Apex court said restrictions on privacy can be imposed only for the prevention of terrorist activities in the interest of national security.
