(Per Goda Raghuram, J.)

Comoetina interoretations of recurrent. contemooraneous events:

Since the inception of the naxalite movement in Andhra Pradesh in 1969, 551 police personnel were killed including one DIG, two S.Ps, five D.S. Ps; 16 Inspectors and 49 Sub-Inspectors. 2928 civilians were killed; public and private property worth hundred of crores of rupees was destroyed; the extremist groups indulged in mindless violence and committed brutal murders. The naxal violence increased since 1991. They deliberately ambush and attack police with sophisticated firearms and explosives. In order to create terror the Maoists are also targeting functionaries of ruling political parties and killing them brutally - (counter affidavit of the Director General of Police in W. P. No. 154191 06 including Annexures 2 and 7)

2. The State Executive for the first time started extra-legal killing which is popularly known as Encounter since 1968 and as on today in the name of alleged encounter the State has snatched away lives of about 4000 people during the last four decades (written submissions dated 4.3.2008 of Mr. V. Raghunath, Advocate for APCLC, in W.P.Nos. 790612000, 14475102 and 440103)

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