( 1 ) THE Writ Petition is filed seeking Writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent on the complaint filed by the 4th respondent culminating in the FAX message dated 8-2-1997 to the Chairman and Managing Director of the 1st petitioner as illegal and consequential direction to respondents No. 2 and 3 to refrain from acting on the complaint filed by the 4th respondent as the ingredients of the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) act, 1989 and Section 506 read with section 341. P. C. are not attracted to the facts of the case.

( 2 ) NECESSARY facts which are relevant to the point in issue are referred hereunder: the 1st petitioner is the Bharat petroleum Corporation (hereinafter called as corporation )- Petitioner Nos. 2 to 4 are working as Officers in the 1st petitioner- corporation. The 4th respondent is also working in 1st petitioner-Corporation in the officer category. At his instance the proceedings were initiated against petitioner Nos. 2 to 4. The 4th respondent was appointed as Officer in 1st petitioner- corporation on 26-6-1995. He was put on probation for a period of one year from 27-5-1995 to