( 1 ). Two lawyers of this court have filed this writ petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution, in the nature of Public Interest Litigation, alleging that in the police firing on a crowd of un- armed students on 25th September, 1970 in or about INA Market, New Delhi, one Devinder Kumar Sharma was mercilessly and cold- bloodily killed. The evidence for this occurence is stated to be contained in a video film which was shot by M/s Living Media India Limited and distributed in the October, 1990 issue of video news magazine in the name and style of NEWS TRACK.

( 2 ). The petition is based on the aforesaid issue of NEWS TRACK According to the averments in the petition, Devinder Kumar Sharma was shot at somewhere above the waist by the Delhi Police and thereafter he was dragged for a considerable distance by the very shattered arm which hung limp and twisted and he was thereafter lifted into a police jeep. It is further alleged that while he was being dragged in this manner, Devinder Kumar Sharma bled profusely, leaving a trail of his blood behind him and infact he was also asked to get up but when he was unable to do so, he was again dragged for a considerable di