Judgment

ORDER :- This writ petition brought under Art. 32 of the Constitution concerns the incident which had taken place at Pilibhit on 12/13-7-91 in which 10 persons were reported to have been killed in what were described as encounters between the Punjab Militants and the Local Police. The news item in connection therewith appeared in the Times of India on the basis whereof this petition was filed. The issue was raised in the Parliament and teams of M.P. belonging to the Congress (I) and BJP also visited the places of occurrence to make an on the spot enquiry. Their reports are on record. We have also perused the report of the ACJM, Pilibhit in which it is pointed out that the identity of the persons killed in the encounters was not correctly stated. The investigation in regard to the incident was handed over to an officer of the Inspector Generals level and we are told that the local police officers suspected to be concerned with the incidents were also transferred to enable the officer to carry on the enquiry unhindered. Subsequently, the State Government also appointed a one member commission headed by a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court to inquire into the matter but