The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhuliya and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak observed "A genuine and bonafide PIL must be encouraged by all Courts, but at the same time, a frivolous PIL, which is being filed for extraneous reasons, must be discouraged."
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam, to constitute a Committee of senior officers to look into the allegations regarding corruption in the Directorate of Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Assam.