Supreme Court, in an Order by Justice Surya Kant, Strengthens Rule-of-Law by Enforcing PUCL Guidelines on Encounter Killings in Assam
In a landmark order, the Supreme Court under Justice Surya Kant mandated strict adherence to PUCL safeguards in Assam’s police encounter investigations, requiring timely FIRs, independent probes, magisterial inquiries, forensic analysis, and victim notification to uphold constitutional due process.