Supreme Court Pegasus order: 10 key points

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered an independent probe into allegations of unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus software. The apex court asked a three-member committee to look into the matter, and submit a report.

The apex court was hearing 12 petitions in the matter, including those filed by the Editors Guild of India; journalists N Ram and Shashi Kumar, Pranjoy Guha Thakurta; Trinamool Congress leader Yashwant Sinha; and academic Jagdeep S Chhokar.

Here are 10 key points from Supreme Court order on Pegasus:

1. The committee has been asked to enquire, investigate and determine various aspects of the issue, including if the Pegasus software was used on devices of Indian citizens,