Representative Image ANI | Updated: Feb 05, 2021 14:36 IST New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): The Centre on Friday urged the Delhi High Court to dismiss the petition seeking to stop the collection of data through Central Monitoring System (CMS), National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) and Network Traffic Analysis (NETRA) saying that there is no blanket permission to any agency for interception or monitoring or decryption as the authorised agencies require the permission of the competent authority i.e. Union Home Secretary in each case as per the due process of law and justification for interception or monitoring or decryption. In an affidavit filed by Central Government Standing Counsel Ajay Digpaul, the government told the court that permission regarding interception can be given only for the purposes mentioned in section 69 of the IT Act 2000, i.e.sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, preventing incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence relating to above, or investigation of any offence.