New Delhi: The Pegasus case was heard in the Supreme Court on Monday. In the hearing, the central government has made it clear that it is not going to file an affidavit on the matter. Explaining the reason, the Central government said that affidavits cannot be filed in such cases. But it is willing to set up a panel to look into the allegations of espionage.

Chief Justice (CJI) Ramana also showed strictness during the court hearing. He said the court wants to know what the government is doing on the matter. In fact, in the earlier hearing, the central government had taken twice to file an affidavit, but now it refused directly. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on behalf of the government, said whether a particular software was used for espionage is not a public domain issue. The matter can be investigated by a committee of independent domain experts and filed in the Supreme Court.

The Supreme court expressed displeasure with the central government over the Pegasus issue. CJI Ramana said that you are going back to the same thing again and again. The court wants to know what the government is doing. On the argument with the public domain, the court said that we are not going into issues of national interest. Our limited concern is with people. On the central government's talk of forming a committee, the Supreme court said the appointment of the committee is not an issue. Rather, the purpose of the affidavit is to find out where you (the government) stand.

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