Petition against judgment of Gauhati High Court on fake encounters

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: Advocate Arif Jwadder has filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the judgement of Gauhati High Court in the form of a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution of India.

Advocate Arif Jwadder said, “On January 27, 2023, the Gauhati High Court disposed of the PIL that was filed before it and sought an independent investigation into all the fake encounters that took place from May 2021 onwards by an SIT/CBI, or other independent agency to be monitored by the Gauhati High Court. In an affidavit dated September 29, 2022, the Assam government admitted to 171 police encounters in which 56 people died and 145 were injured between May and August 2022. The death toll has increased since then. The petition has been filed by renowned public interest lawyer and civil rights activist Prashant Bhushan.”

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