J 20.12.2010 According to a report published in India Today, it was found that more than 6,000 telephones were under watch in New Delhi alone. The list included bureaucrats, military officials, corporates, journalist and NGOs. 16.10.2012 The ‘Report by the Group of Experts’ constituted by the Planning Commission of India under the Chairmanship of Retd. Justice A.P. Shah [“Justice A.P. Shah Report”] examined the widespread directions for surveillance issued under the Telegraph Act and IT Act. 2013 The “International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communication Surveillance” [“Necessary and Proportionate Principles”], prepared by a coalition of Privacy Experts and Organisations, was launched at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. 25.09.2013 In response to an RTI request filed by ‘SLFC.in’, the Respondent No. 2 has stated that “on an average 7500 to 9000 orders for interception of telephones and 300 to 500 orders for interception of emails are issued by the Central Government every month.” 11.02.2014 The Central Government, on the floor of Lok Sabha, admitted that the “Incidents of physical/electronic surveillance in the States of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, allegedly without authorization have been reported. Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to set up a