ORDER

1. THIS PETITION PURPORTING TO BE IN PUBLIC INTEREST HAS BEEN FILED BY A MEMBER OF THE LEGAL FRATERNITY SEEKING DIRECTIONS AGAINST THE RESPONDENTS TO HAND OVER THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CASE PERTAINING TO RECOVERY OF LIGHT MACHINE GUN, WHICH IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM THE ARMY ACCORDING TO REPORTS PUBLISHED IN TWO NEWSPAPERS, TO THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR FAIR INVESTIGATION TO ENSURE THAT THE REAL CULPRITS WHO ARE BEHIND SUCH THEFT OF ARMY ARMS AND AMMUNITION ENDANGERING THE INTEGRITY AND SOVEREIGNTY OF THE COUNTRY MAY BE BROUGHT TO BOOK AND ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THE ONLY BASIS FOR THE PETITIONER COMING TO THIS COURT ARE TWO NEWSPAPER REPORTS DATED 25-1-2004, AND THE OTHER DATED 12-2-2004. THIS PETITION WAS IMMEDIATELY FILED ON 16-2-2004 AFTER THE AFORESAID SECOND NEWSPAPER REPORT APPEARED. ON ENQUIRY FROM THE LEARNED COUNSEL, WE HAVE LEARNT THAT THE PETITIONER IS A YOUNG ADVOCATE HAVING BEEN IN PRACTICE FOR A YEAR OR TWO. THE UNION OF INDIA, THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND THE CHIEF MINISTER OF THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH, HAVE BEEN ARRAYED AS PARTY RESPONDENTS. IN THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS, THERE IS NO ALLEGATION EITHER AGAINST