This writ petition was originally registered on a FAX Message received from the petitioner No. 1 who is an Advocate of the Agartala Bar complaining of illegal detention of Shri Rakhal Mazumdar, an Advocate of Amarpur in the State of Tripura. Subsequently, the wife of Shri Rakhal Mazumdar was added as petitioner No.2. After hearing, die order of detention under the National Security Act, 1980 was quashed by the Court.on the ground that it was vitiated by non application of mind and Shri Rakhal Mazumdar was set at liberty by order dated 17.2.93. By the said order however, the Court did not close the case and observed that the allegations made against the respondent No.3 relating to the torture of Shri Rakhal Mazumdar would be examined and by order dated 19.4.93, the Court appointed Shri AB Pal, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Agartala, as the Enquiry Officer and directed him to conduct a detailed enquiry into the allegations after the notice to respondent Nos.3 and 4, such other officers against whom the allegations have been made, the Secretary, Gbvt of Tripura in the Home Department, Shri Rakhal Mazumdar and the petitioner.

2. Pursuant to the said order dat