( 1 ) THIS writ petition was filed by the petitioner, who is a practising advocate, anc it was treated as a public Interest Litigation . On 22. 9. 1987 this Court, after hearing some arguments, confined the prayer in the writ petition to the following effect

"issue writ of mandamusto Respondent No. 1 for holding respondent No,2 and 3 guilty on facts alleged in Notice dated 5. 2. 1987 and also on charges admitted by Shri L. M. Thapar in his letter of apology dated 16. 10. 1986, and thereupon deal with respondents No. 2 and 3 in an exemplary manner to compel them to bring to this country huge amounts of foreign exchange as required by law and to pay all penalties to be imposed on them for commission of these serious offences adrnitted or pending investigation. "

( 2 ) THE case of the petitioner is that respondent No. 2 had given a letter of apology to the Government of India, which has been accepted as per the news item appearing in the issue of The Hindustan Times dated 18. 10. 1986 ( annexure-E to the writ petition at page-37 ). The Court thereafter on 22. 9. 1987 directed the respondent No. l-Union of India and Director, Enforcement Directorate, Foreign Exchange, to fil