New Delhi | The Supreme Court today denied hearing on a PIL filed demanding hearing on the Home Ministries notification for allowing 10 agencies to intercept and monitor computers.
The apex court bench rejecting the PIL filed by advocate ML Sharma said, “there is no urgency in the case.” ML Sharma had filed a PIL against Home Ministry order authorising 10 Central agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer.
According to ministries order, the subscriber or service provider or any person in charge of the computer resource will be bound to extend all facilities and technical assistance to the agencies. Failing to do so will invite seven-year imprisonment and fine.
The agencies are the Intelligence Bureau, Narcotics Control Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Central Bureau of Investigation; National Investigation Agency, Cabinet Secretariat (R&AW), Directorate of Signal Intelligence (For service areas of Jammu & Kashmir, North-East and Assam only) and Commissioner of Police, Delhi.
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