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A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said the order, which was to be pronounced earlier, will now be delivered next week.
The top court on September 13 had reserved its order, saying it only wanted to know whether or not the Centre used the Pegasus spyware through illegal methods to allegedly snoop on citizens.
The Centre had stoutly refused to file an affidavit citing national security on pleas seeking an independent probe into the snooping row.
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An international media consortium has reported that over 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were on the list of potential targets for surveillance using Pegasus spyware.