New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a petition challenging the use of facial recognition technology and other biometric surveillance tools by police at protest sites.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana tagged the plea with other petitions pending before the court in connection with the recent student protests organised by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).

The petition filed by CPI (M) Rajya Sabha MP AA Rahim from Kerala contended that surveillance involved facial mapping as well as vehicle-mounted technology, with data collected from individuals without their permission and subsequently hosted by two private entities.

Senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy,...