Supreme Court wants experts’ panel to look into Pegasus case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed a three-member panel of cyber experts to probe the alleged use of Israeli spyware Pegasus for surveillance of certain people in India, saying every citizen needs protection against privacy violation and mere invocation of national security by State does not render the court a mute spectator.

Finding material that prima facie merits consideration, a bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli declined the Centre’s plea to appoint expert panel on its own, saying such a course would violate settled judicial principle against bias.