124 state has in effect resulted in a system where the powers for issuing orders, execution and review are with the executive. The current legal framework as per the Telegraph Act or the Information Technology Act do not provide for a judicial oversight. In fact, the Supreme Court held in the PUCL case that that in the absence of any provision in the statute, it is not possible to provide for prior judicial scrutiny as a procedural safeguard. In view of the current surveillance rich environment cloaked in secrecy, it is time to start discussing whether judicial interference is required to balance privacy of citizens with compelling interests of the state. TRUE COPY