As per case facts The appellant a practicing advocate filed a Public Interest Litigation PIL in the High Court concerning alleged fake police encounters that resulted in deaths and grievous ... injuries in Assam The High Court dismissed the PIL as premature finding the allegations vague leading the appellant to appeal He argued that the police had failed to adhere to the mandatory guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in the PUCL case particularly regarding independent investigation magisterial inquiry and forensic analysis in all cases The question arose whether the allegations primarily based on the State's data prima facie established a violation of the PUCL guidelines so as to warrant remedial measures by the Supreme Court despite the High Court's finding of vagueness Finally the Supreme Court set aside the High Court's dismissal holding that the gravity of the allegations even if uncorroborated warrants a fair and impartial inquiry The matter was entrusted to the Assam Human Rights Commission AHRC to inquire independently and expeditiously into the compliance of the PUCL guidelines for all cases

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