( 1 ) SHRI Ram Jethmalani, the respondent in this appeal (hereinafter referred to as the respondent) is the plaintiff in a libel action instituted by him in the Queen s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in England, being No. 1983-J No. 6467, against one Shri Swraj Paul of London. The cause of action is alleged to have arisen out of statements made by said Shri Swraj Paul in London to the correspondents of "the Hindustan Times" and "the Daily" which appeared in August 28,1983 issue of the former and September 1, 1983 issue of the latter. Shri Swraj Paul has made a counter-claim arising out of respondent s statement appearing in the August 30, 1983 issue of "indian Express". During the course of the said litigation in England, the respondent was called upon to furnish particulars of certain allegations made by the respondent. According to the respondent, the detailed particulars are available in the statements and documents forming part of the record of an investigation conducted by the Delhi Special Police Establishment in Crime No. 8/77-CIA (1), the first information report in respect of which was registered on October 22, 1977 and being in possession of