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[Crucial #PegasusSnoopgate Hearing in #SupremeCourt]

The top court will resume hearing a batch of petitions seeking an independent probe, judicial inquiry and directions to the government to reveal details about whether it had employed the pegasus software and how

#SupremeCourt had earlier remarked that while the allegations in news reports regarding the Pegasus controversy are serious in nature if true, no efforts seem to have been made by the affected persons to file criminal complaints with the police before approaching the top court

Read our previous story for more details: #supremecourt #pegasus @nramind @karuppadanna

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Though no formal notice was issued, all petitioners were asked to serve an advance copy upon the Central government. Centre to expected to make a preliminary submission today
#SupremeCourt #PegasusProject

Some of the petitioners are: @nramind, @JohnBrittas, @IndEditorsGuild, @YashwantSinha, @JagdeepChhokar, @paranjoygt

The three-judge bench has assembled.
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CJI: What happened to the service?

Lawyers: we have served

SG Tushar Mehta: we have received from all apart from one, Mr Yashwant Sinha. I need some time for instructions.

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SG Mehta: I am in the process of going through matters. I need instructions from govt. If i can have time till Friday. please don't have it before Friday

Judges discuss among themselves

CJI: Unmute Mr Kapil Sibal

Sr Adv Kapil Sibal attempting to join the virtual hearing

@KapilSibal

SG: He is before Court 4.

Sr Adv Chander Uday Singh: I appear with Mr Sibal

CJI: Friday I have a personal inconvenience. I can take it up next Monday

Sr Adv Sigh: Please issue notice

CJI: I will take a call on Monday

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CJI: Sr Counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioners we want to say one thing. Any of the petitioners who are interested in the matter and saying things in newspapers, we expect they will answer our queries through a proper debate in court hall and NOT OUTSIDE

CJI: If you want to say anything ins social media, twitter etc its your call. But if a debate is going on here, please answer here. Have some respect for the system

Justice Surya Kant: answer the questions here through affidavits.

CJI to Sr Adv Kapil Sibal: we respect you as a senior counsel and has been minister too. There should be some discipline.

Sr Adv Kapi Sibal: when case is going on here there should not be discussion outside, I agree with it

CJI: This is all we want to request you on behalf of me and my brothers.

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Sr Adv Sibal: when I was appearing for Mr N Ram last time you had asked me why Indians were not in the California court order.

CJI: This is the problem of taking one line out of context

Sibal: the man Mr N Ram was severely trolled @nramind

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Sr Adv Shyam Divan: we will file an additional affidavit on Friday. Also we can see all the counsels but the image of the court is blur

CJI: please don't say all that otherwise again it will send a wrong message (laughs) ..there are 300 people connected. we will try to improve

Matter adjourned to next Monday.

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Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms writes to CJI NV Ramana requesting live streaming of Pegasus case in Supreme Court

report by @SuryamShagun

#PegasusProject #SupremeCourt @pbhushan1 @AnjaliB_

Read more here: bit.ly/3fOwTNL

[Pegasus] Answer our queries through a proper debate in court and not outside: Supreme Court

Reports @DebayonRoy

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Read More: bit.ly/3xAij2s