Pegasus Row: Legal Experts Say SC Should Take Suo Moto Cognizance To Protect Its Right To Privacy
Many legal experts believe that since a sitting judge’s name has emerged in the leaked list of Pegasus targets, the SC’s right to privacy seems to have been breached
Jeevan Prakash Sharma 24 July 2021, Last Updated at 11:23 am Representational Image: PTI File Photo Jeevan Prakash Sharma 2021-07-24T11:17:26+05:30 Pegasus Row: Legal Experts Say SC Should Take Suo Moto Cognizance To Protect Its Right To Privacy outlookindia.com 2021-07-24T11:23:31+05:30
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Since the Central government is completely unwilling to initiate any investigation in the Pegasus spyware controversy, a section of legal experts is of the view that the Supreme Court should take cognizance on its own and ask the government to place all records before it.
Parliamentary panel on IT to discuss Pegasus issue on July 28
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IT House panel to discuss Pegasus issue on July 28
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In 2019, IT House panel unsuccessfully tried to probe Pegasus breach
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Following reports claiming that phones of over 40 Indian journalists were hacked through Pegasus – a spying software developed by Israel s NSO – former Union Minister and the Chairperson of the parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, Shashi Tharoor has demanded a independent probe into the matter.
In an exclusive interview with
The Quint, Dr Tharoor said, It is becoming clear that perhaps there is a need for an independent enquiry headed by a Supreme Court judge who would have the power not just to summon witnesses, but also to weigh the evidence in a judicial manner.
What do these allegations mean?