There will be an important hearing in the Supreme Court today on the Pegasus espionage case. The Pegasus espionage case will be heard by a bench of Chief Justice NV Ramanna and Justice Surya Kant. Petitions have been filed in this case by senior journalists Enram and Sasikumar, CPM’s Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas and advocate ML Sharma.
The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday various petitions seeking an independent probe into the Pegasus case. These include petitions by the Editors Guild of India and senior journalists N. Ram and Shashi Kumar. The opposition’s ruckus continues in Parliament over the investigation into the Pegasus case. Due to the uproar of the opposition, the proceedings of the Parliament are being adjourned time and againAccording to the list uploaded on the Supreme Court website, a bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant related to reports of alleged spying of eminent personalities, politicians and journalists by government agencies with the help of spyware Pegasus of Israeli firm NSO. Will hear the petitions.
Significantly, the International Association of Media Organizations revealed that Israel’s spy software, sold only to government agencies, was used by India’s two central ministers, more than 40 journalists, three opposition leaders and a judge, including a large number of businessmen and rights activistsMore than 300 mobile numbers have been hacked.However, the government has denied the allegations related to surveillance of certain people at its level. The government said that there is no solid basis for this or there is no truth related to it.
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An international media conglomerate claimed in a report that 300 Indian mobile phone numbers were included in the list of possible targets for spying through Pegasus spywareThe Editors Guild of India, in its application, has requested that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) be set up to probe the surveillance of journalists and othersThe Guild, in its application, in which senior journalist Mrinal Pandey is also the petitioner, has said that it is the duty of its members and all journalists to hold all organs of the government accountable by seeking information and explanations and by continuously analyzing the state’s successes and failures. .
