( 1 ) THE Petitioner Dr. b. L. Wadehra is a practising advocate. He has filed this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in public interest. The provocation for filing this Petition is the situation arising out of the lawyers strike which has been going on for more than one month demanding an enquiry by a Sitting Judge of the Supreme Court into the circumstances leading to the use of force and the lathicharge by the police on the lawyers during their parliament March on 24th February, 2000 and also the immediate suspension of the police officials responsible for the lathi-charge. The Petitioner states that though he is a. part of the lawyers fraternity and is a participant in the strike, he has approached this Court with a disturbed feeling that the continued stalemate can lead to further unhealthy developments. According to him, in order to avoid further complications and to ensure resolution of the disputes in an orderly, civilised and constitutional manner the problem needs to be tackled al this stage, instead of allowing the partics to continue their Fight with hardened and inflexible attitudes. The petitioner feels that the best cours