https://twitter.com/LegalLro/status/1461207629582139392
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/meet-saurabh-kirpal-likely-to-become-india-s-first-gay-judge/ar-AAQKGo6
Nicolas' LinkedIn Profile l writes "Swiss Government Employee" from 2016 onwards- in "Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs" under "Humanitarian Affairs" in New Delhi.
Coincidentally the first time SC collegium approved to make Kirpal SC judge was just months after Nicolas Germain Bachmann got position in Swiss Foreign Embassy in New Delhi. Prior to that- from 1995-2015, he was working in International Red Cross in different positions.
Meanwhile media like TOI, Wire obviously are making govt's reluctance to appoint Kirpal about his sexual orientation and not about the gigantic conflict of interest the size of Indian money in Swiss foreign accounts that Kirpal would literally be empowered to decide all governance of India, while being family member of Swiss govt employee.
Earlier in 2020, when GOI had banned protests to be funded by foreign funds, SC had repealed the GOI order. Currently it is hearing plea to make FCRA laws more lenient which requires all those organisations directly or indirectly receiving foreign funds to be registered with GOI to track the funding.
https://livelaw.in/top-stories/fcra-amendments-2020-supreme-court-ngos-foreign-powers-centre-diversion-of-funds-184100
https://livelaw.in/top-stories/fcra-amendments-supreme-court-foreign-contributions-ngo-supreme-court-184731
https://www.opindia.com/2020/03/supreme-court-ngo-foreign-funds-agitations-protests-public-cause-politics/amp/
https://np.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/qn7xwm/govtfcra_amendments_aim_to_prevent_foreign_powers/
The importance that these NGOs hold as foreign policy tools for US & other neocolonial nations was made blatant by the fact that first thing US Secretary of State Blinken did on his India visit was hold a round table conference with these "civil society groups".
https://np.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/ott58c/gravitas_us_secretary_of_state_blinken_discussed/
https://www.opindia.com/2021/12/countrys-largest-syringe-and-needle-manufacture-shuts-down-plants/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-on-pollution-ncr-states-on-48-hour-notice/articleshow/87991878.cms
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Tl;dr
The Supreme Court has pronounced a judgment regarding the use of Pegasus, constituting a committee of technical experts to examine the allegations of unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus spyware. The committee of technical experts is monitored by Supreme Court Justice R. V. Raveendran (retd.) who will be assisted by Mr Alok Joshi, a former IPS officer, and Dr. Sandeep Oberoi. Β The committee has been directed to submit its report expeditiously and the matter will be taken up 8 weeks from 27th October, 2021. Β IFF has provided legal assistance to two petitioners - Mr Rupesh Kumar Singh and Ms Ipsa Shatakshi. Mr Arvind Datar, Senior Advocate, represented them before the Supreme Court.
Petition by Mr Rupesh Kumar Singh and Ms Ipsa Shatakshi
Mr Rupesh Kumar Singh and Ms Ipsa Shatakshi are independent activists of repute, with over seven years of standing. They have been reporting on as well as participating in pertinent social issues affecting the Adivasi community in the State of Jharkhand. Both of their phone numbers are in the leaked database of possible Pegasus victims. However, as of the date, it has not been verified whether their phones were attacked with the Pegasus Spyware.Mr Singh and Ms Shatakshi approached the Supreme Court asking it to declare that the use of spyware such as Pegasus, is unconstitutional. They asked the Court to direct the Government to disclose all documents related to its use of Pegasus.
The Supreme Court constituted a committee to investigate
The Supreme Court pronounced its decision on 27th October 2021. Considering the importance of protection of journalistic sources for press freedom, and the potential chilling effect snooping techniques may have, the Court constituted a committee of technical experts to examine the allegations of unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus Spyware. The committeeβs functioning will be overseen by Jus
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https://www.opindia.com/2021/12/countrys-largest-syringe-and-needle-manufacture-shuts-down-plants/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-on-pollution-ncr-states-on-48-hour-notice/articleshow/87991878.cms
https://twitter.com/LegalLro/status/1461207629582139392
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/meet-saurabh-kirpal-likely-to-become-india-s-first-gay-judge/ar-AAQKGo6
Nicolas' LinkedIn Profile l writes "Swiss Government Employee" from 2016 onwards- in "Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs" under "Humanitarian Affairs" in New Delhi.
Coincidentally the first time SC collegium approved to make Kirpal SC judge was just months after Nicolas Germain Bachmann got position in Swiss Foreign Embassy in New Delhi. Prior to that- from 1995-2015, he was working in International Red Cross in different positions.
Meanwhile media like TOI, Wire obviously are making govt's reluctance to appoint Kirpal about his sexual orientation and not about the gigantic conflict of interest the size of Indian money in Swiss foreign accounts that Kirpal would literally be empowered to decide all governance of India, while being family member of Swiss govt employee.
Earlier in 2020, when GOI had banned protests to be funded by foreign funds, SC had repealed the GOI order. Currently it is hearing plea to make FCRA laws more lenient which requires all those organisations directly or indirectly receiving foreign funds to be registered with GOI to track the funding.
https://livelaw.in/top-stories/fcra-amendments-2020-supreme-court-ngos-foreign-powers-centre-diversion-of-funds-184100
https://livelaw.in/top-stories/fcra-amendments-supreme-court-foreign-contributions-ngo-supreme-court-184731
https://www.opindia.com/2020/03/supreme-court-ngo-foreign-funds-agitations-protests-public-cause-politics/amp/
https://np.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/qn7xwm/govtfcra_amendments_aim_to_prevent_foreign_powers/
The importance that these NGOs hold as foreign policy tools for US & other neocolonial nations was made blatant by the fact that first thing US Secretary of State Blinken did on his India visit was hold a round table conference with these "civil society groups".
https://np.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/ott58c/gravitas_us_secretary_of_state_blinken_discussed/
