Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL alleging use of Pegasus, other software to invade privacy of citizens

The bench led by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam opined that the petition was vague and thus a writ of mandamus could not be issued.

Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court Tuesday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a social activist alleging gadgets and spyware like Pegasus to invade the privacy of civil society [Sujit Kumar Datta vs State of West Bengal].

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Right to Privacy

Calcutta High Court

Pegasus

Pegasus Surveillance

Pegasus Spyware

Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya

Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam