#SupremeCourt to hear a plea seeking to disband the two-member Commission of Inquiry headed by retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Madan B Lokur formed by West Bengal govt to probe allegations regarding #PegasusSnoopgate #JusticeLokur @MamataOfficial
Adv Saurabh Mishra: Senior Adv Harish Salve is to appear. This challenge is against the notification by the WB government under Commission of Inquiry Act. Please let me read 2A of the Act
CJI: There are inconsistencies in your affidavit. THe you want technical committee and constitution of committee is unconstitutional. you have to be consistent in the prayer. you want enquiry or not?
BIG:

CJI: We will issue notice

SG Tushar Mehta: i can assist in institutional question. It is unconstitutional, is all i can say

#PegasusSnoopgate #supremecourt
Adv Saurabh Mishra: Please stay the proceedings of the committee

CJI: We will hear this with other similar matters. By then you can file the reply etc

Mishra: state committee cannot go on when pan India issue is looked into
CJI: We issue notice. List this on August 25, 2021.
Meanwhile, serve the respondents. Issue notice to all the respondents.
No interim stay on proceedings by the committee.

Justice Surya Kant: what the committee is doing is only the preliminary step that committees perform.

#supremecourt
[BREAKING] Supreme Court issues notice to State of West Bengal on plea to disband Justice Madan Lokur commission constituted by State to probe Pegasus scandal

report by @DebayonRoy

#SupremeCourt #PegasusSpyware #WestBengal

@MamataOfficial

Read story: bityl.co/8HCl

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