( 1 ) RULE. Service of Rule is waived by Government Pleader Shri p. G. Desai. for the respondents. Looking to the facts of the case, with consent of the learned Advocates, this petition is finally heard today.

( 2 ) BHAILALBHAI Vitthaldas Ganatra and others addressed a letter dated 25-7-1997 to the Honble Chief Justice of this Court drawing His Lordships attention to an unfortunate event which had resulted into death of four persons and injuries to three persons in village Keshod on 18-7-1997 on account of police firing. It was submitted in the said letter that the signatories to the said letter were friends or relatives of the deceased and as the police had acted in a most atrocious manner while firing at a crowd in Keshod on 18-7-1997, they wanted the entire matter to be investigated by this Court as the firing was in violation of human rights of the deceased and injured.

( 3 ) THE said letter was treated as a writ petition and was numbered as Special civil Application No. 6012 of 1997. This Court had issued notices to the State of gujarat, the D. S. P. , Junagadh and the Commissioner of Police. Ahmedabad so as to probe into the matter and gather correct information