India, Aug. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine whether the Delhi Police's use of facial recognition technology and biometric surveillance to monitor protesters at Jantar Mantar has legal backing, and whether such mass surveillance violates fundamental rights to privacy, dignity, free speech and peaceful assembly.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi Police commissioner on a public interest litigation filed by CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP AA Rahim, challenging the alleged use of facial recognition technology, AI-powered surveillance systems and biometric identification tools against protesters.

Senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy,...