Supreme Court forms committee to examine Pegasus allegations
The HinduThe Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed an independent expert technical committee overseen by a former apex court judge, Justice R.V. Noting that the snooping allegations are “grave” and truth should be out, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana asked the committee to submit its report “expeditiously”. The court took special care to highlight in its order about how the government refused to take a “clear stand” in court on whether the allegations were true or not. Even repeated suggestions made by the court to file a detailed affidavit in response to the allegations produced no effect on the government, which had ended up filing a two-page affidavit “providing no light” and, at the very most, a “vague denial”. “There was no specific denial of the allegations by the Union of India… Had the Union of India made its stand clear, there would have been less burden on the court,” Chief Justice Ramana said.