Interim order soon: SC piqued over Centre’s refusal to clarify if Pegasus was used, gives it last chance

Even as the Centre refused to file an affidavit on whether Pegasus software was used to snoop on journalists, politicians, activists and court staff, the Supreme Court on Monday asked it “not to beat around the bush” and inform it if it changed its mind in 2-3 days as it will pass interim directions in the next few days.

While reserving its order on interim directions to be issued on a batch of petitions for independent probe into use of Pegasus Spyware, a Bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that it will take “two-three days” to write the order and the government has two-three days time to re-think over the stand taken by it on refusal to file a detailed affidavit in the matter.