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Divan concludes.

SG says he wants to respond.

CJI: Mr.Mehta we will give you time.

Now Sr Adv Dinesh Dwivedi for petitioner makes submissions.

Divan : My client is a retired IIM Professor and if people like him are targeted, then it is a direct assault on democracy.

Divan: We have sought an interim prayer to direct the filing of a disclosure affidavit by the Cabinet Secretary.

Divan: If it is deployed by an external agency, it is the duty of the Govt of India to protect the citizens. If it is deployed by the Government of India, my submission is, this cannot be done under the IT Act.

Divan refers to the expert opinion of @iam_anandv: This is not like wire-tapping. Pegasus is not just a surveillance mechanism. It can implant false data and documents in the device.

CJI: Mr. Divan, we are aware of this. This malware can be infected without the knowledge of the user. We have read the reports. These are facts relating to technical aspects.

Divan refers to an affidavit filed by cyber expert Sandeep Shukla. "He is the topmost cyber expert in the country. He has conducted lab experiments on Pegasus".

Divan refers to an affidavit filed by cyber security expert @iam_anandv on #Pegasus spyware.

Divan: In the realm of Parliament, a statement by Minister is sufficient. But in court, the rule of pleadings is important and hence it is necessary to file an affidavit.

CJI tells Shyam Divan to make submissions only on interim reliefs and tells him that he need not repeat the submissions of Sibal.