New Delhi, March 25: The Supreme Court-appointed Committee probing Pegasus snooping case, has sought comments from the general public on issues under its consideration.
The committee has shared an online form consisting of 11 questions seeking comments of lay persons until March 31.
“The Technical Committee invites you to share your valuable views on the issues under its consideration pursuant to the aforesaid Terms of Reference, by answering the Questionnaire on the below mentioned online form. We request you to share your responses through the online form at: https://pegasus-india-investigation.in/invitation-to-comment/ on or before March 31, 2022,” the committee said in a statement.
Earlier in February, the technical expert committee set up to look into the allegations of the government allegedly using Israeli software Pegasus to spy on politicians, activists, and journalists submitted its interim report in the apex court.
Last year the apex court had appointed the three-member committee, headed by a former top court judge RV Raveendran to look into the allegations of snooping by Pegasus.
The top court had said that in a democratic country governed by the rule of law, “indiscriminate spying on individuals cannot be allowed.”
The top court had noted that in the absence of the Centre not clarifying its stand on the issue, the court had no option but to set up an expert panel.
Justice Raveendran is assisted by former IPS officer Alok Joshi and chairman of the sub-committee in the International Organisation of Standardisation/ International Electro-Technical Commission’s Joint Technical Committee, Sundeep Oberoi.
The top court in its order had said, “We live in the era of the information revolution, where the entire lives of individuals are stored in the cloud or in a digital dossier. We must recognize that while technology is a useful tool for improving the lives of people, at the same time, it can also be used to breach that sacred private space of an individual.” (ANI)
