Full text: Supreme Court order on Pegasus snooping

The Supreme Court Wednesday formed an independent committee to look into allegations of unauthorised surveillance by Pegasus, a flagship product of Israel’s NGO Group. Media reports in July disclosed the names of over a hundred Indians who were allegedly snooped on using the spyware.

In its judgment, the apex court ordered a “thorough inquiry” into the allegations by a three-member committee, comprising three technical members and supervised by its retired judge Justice R V Raveendran.

The SC was hearing a clutch of petitions seeking an independent probe into the allegations. During the hearing, the Centre had urged the court to let it appoint the committee.