Pegasus Espionage: Supreme Court's decision is a setback for Central Government

The committee would "enquire, investigate, and determine," stated by the bench led by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana.

The Pegasus matter has been ordered by the Supreme Court to be investigated by a retired Supreme Court judge. As Chief Justice NV Ramana stated, the case will be investigated by a panel led by former Supreme Court Judge, Justice RV Raveendran.

The investigation will be overseen by the Supreme Court. Technical experts will also be members of the committee. The Supreme Court has also rejected the request that the Central Government should form an expert committee.

Former RAW chief Alok Joshi, Dr. Sudeep Oberoi, Dr. Naveen Kumar Chaudhary (Dean, National University of Forensic Science), Dr.P. Dr. Prabaharan (Professor, School of Engineering, Amrita University, Kollam), Ashwin Anil Gumaste (Mumbai IIT Professor) are the other members of the committee.

The verdict was handed down on the petition that was filed by senior journalists N. Ram, Sashi Kumar, and John Brittas MP. The petition has called for an investigation into the Pegasus spying under the supervision of a sitting or retired judge of the Supreme Court.

According to John Brittas' appeal, the government neither confirms nor denies that information was breached using Pegasus software. It should be investigated if the information was obtained by the central government or a foreign agency. It was done unlawfully if it was done by the government. The petition also sought an inquiry into the involvement of an outside force in the case of a foreign agency.