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The court said that the committee will have two roles: to enquire into, investigate and determine seven areas, and also to make recommendations.

'There was only a vague and omnibus denial of allegations by the Union,' the court said, coming down heavily on the Union government's refusal to file a detailed affidavit, citing 'national security' concerns.

On September 23, CJI N.V. Ramana had said the the court was to set up a technical committee to investigate the allegations.

SC is hearing a batch of pleas on the alleged use of Pegasus on journalists, ministers, activists, and an SC judge.

India News: NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to furnish a detailed affidavit with the information if Israeli spyware Pegasus was used or no.

The petitions filed by Carnatic music singer T M Krishna, Digital News Publishers of India, former Editor of The Hindu, N Ram and a senior journalist sought to declare the recently notified Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, as ultra vires of the Constitution and the parent Information Technology Act, passed in 2000.

A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Surya Kant asked some questions at the outset from senior counsel Kapil Sibal appearing for the Editors Guild of India and senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar.

In its affidavit before the Karnataka high court, which is likely to hear the petition filed by Krishna Prasad, Arun Shourie, N.Ram and Prashant Bhushan, the Centre appears to have got its facts wrong, let alone its contentions.

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