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Detailed explanation-1: -The top court had said that in a democratic country governed by the rule of law, “indiscriminate spying on individuals cannot be allowed.” It ordered formation of a three-member committee, headed by former top court judge RV Raveendran.

Detailed explanation-2: -The technical committee comprised three members: Dr Naveen Kumar Chaudhary, Dean of National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar; Dr Prabaharan P, Professor at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Kerala; and Dr Ashwin Anil Gumaste, Institute Chair Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Detailed explanation-3: -A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli said the three-member committee will be headed by former apex court judge RV Raveendran.

Detailed explanation-4: -The panel, headed by retired Supreme Court judge R.V. Raveendran, was formed after a consortium of media organisations – including The Wire – revealed that the spyware was used to target critics of the Narendra Modi government.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pegasus is a spyware developed by the NSO Group, an Israeli technology and cyber-arms firm that can be secretly deployed on mobile phones and other devices, which run most versions of Android and iOS.