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In the Pegasus matter, the Supreme Court had said "the mere invocation of national security by the State does not render the court a mute spectator".
The technical committee constituted by Supreme Court to probe Pegasus scandal has issued a public notice seeking details from citizens who have a reasonable cause to suspect that their devices were compromised
The Supreme Court passed a direction to have a three-member committee to continue the probe into the case. It is important to understand the ramifications of this direction and the larger impact of the Pegasus snooping issue.
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The Supreme Court berated the Central government for raising the argument of national security, stating that it cannot be an omnibus argument to gain a free pass every time the Court exercises judicial review.
The Centre had already proposed to constitute an expert panel, composed of independent members, to examine the snooping allegations.