: Pegasus: Centre refuses to file affidavit in SC on surveillance allegations, cites national security #IndiaNEWS The central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it cannot file a detailed

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Pegasus: Centre refuses to file affidavit in SC on surveillance allegations, cites national security #IndiaNEWS
The central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it cannot file a detailed affidavit in the case related to the alleged use of the Pegasus spyware, due to national security implications, reported NDTV.“The stand of the central government is that whether a particular software was used or not cannot be a subject matter of an affidavit or debate in court or public discourse,� Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, told the Supreme Court on Monday, according to Live Law. “Because the issue has its own pitfalls.�A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana reserved its interim orders on petitions seeking an investigation into allegations that the spyware was used to monitor journalists, political leaders, human rights activists in the country.“You have two three days Mr Mehta [Solicitor General Tushar Mehta], if you have any rethinking you can mention before this court,� said Ramana, according to Bar and Bench. Mehta also told the court that the Union government had already said in Parliament that “no unauthorised interception� had been done.A committee of independent domain experts could instead look into the case instead and “we [the government] will place all before them�, Mehta said, reported Bar and Bench.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli was hearing the case.On Mehta’s submission,...Read more

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