ORDER

1. Acting on a letter written by the petitioner, Rubabbuddin Sheikh, to the Chief Justice of India about the killing of his brother, Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a fake encounter and disappearance of his sister - in - law Kausarbi at the hands of the Anti - Terrorist Squad (ATS) Police, Gujarat and Rajasthan Special Task Force (STF), this Court forwarded the letter to the Director General of Police, Gujarat to take action. This letter of the Registry of this Court was issued on 21 - 1 - 2006. After about six months and after reminders the Director General, Police, Gujarat, directed Mrs Geetha Johri, Inspector General, Police (Crime), to inquire about the facts stated in the letter. A case was registered as Enquiry No. 66 of 2006. Be it mentioned herein that about 6 months were taken to direct investigation into the matter. From 1 - 9 - 2006 to 22 - 1 - 2007 four interim reports were submitted by one Y.L. Solanki, Police Inspector, working under Mrs Geetha Johri. Out of these four interim reports, it appears that only one report was submitted initially in this Court. It was only on 16 - 5 - 2007 that the other three reports have been submitted.

2. In the report of Mrs Johri dated 12