A timeline of the Pegasus snooping scandal

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed a committee to conduct a “thorough inquiry” into allegations of the use of Pegasus software for unauthorised surveillance. A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli said that there has been “no specific denial” by the Centre.

The committee will comprise three technical members and will be supervised by retired judge Justice R V Raveendran. Previously, the Centre “unequivocally” denied all allegations regarding illegal surveillance and urged the court to allow it to constitute a committee of technical experts who will go into the allegations.