Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union Govt On Pegasus Spyware Phone Hacking

The Supreme Court Of India issued a notice to the central government over Pegasus spyware scandal. The top court while issuing the notice said the centre should reply on allegations that the Israeli spyware was used on individual phones. The apex court added that it will decide on forming a committee only after getting the government’s response. Meanwhile, the government said, it has "nothing to hide from the court". The top court was hearing petitions seeking a thorough investigation into the scandal. SC agreed with the government's advocate Tushar Mehta that it will not ask to disclose sensitive information to the public. Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for the Editors Guild of India and journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar. Watch the video to know more.

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