new delhi a pil was filed on monday in the supreme court challenging the governments notification authorising 10 central agencies to intercept monitor and decrypt any computer systemthe petition filed by advocate manohar lal sharma seeks quashing of the governments december 20 notificationaccording to the governments notification 10 central probe and snoop agencies are now empowered under the information technology it act for computer interception and analysis ministry of home affairs officials saidthe 10 agencies notified under the new order are the intelligence bureau narcotics control bureau enforcement directorate the central board of direct taxes for income tax department directorate of revenue intelligence central bureau of investigation national investigation agency the research and analysis wing directorate of signal intelligence in service areas of jk north east and assam and delhi police commissionerin his petition sharma termed the notification as illegal unconstitutional and ultra vires to the lawhe also sought to prohibit the agencies from initiating any criminal proceedings inquiry or investigation against anybody under the provisions of the it act based on the notificationthe plea claimed that the notification was issued to find political opponent thinker and speaker to control entire country under dictatorship to win coming general election under an undisclosed emergency as well as slavery which cannot be permitted within the constitution of indiait alleged that the ministry of home affairs blanket surveillance order must be tested against fundamental right to privacyas per the notification the state has the right to access every communication computer and mobile and to use it to protect political interest and object of the present executive political party the petition allegedthe governments move authorising the 10 central agencies to intercept information from any computer had set off a political storm with the opposition accusing the centre of trying to create a surveillance statehowever the central government had said the rules for intercepting and monitoring computer data were framed in 2009 when the congressled upa was in power and its new order only notified the designated authority which can carry out such action