1. The appellant, Sri T. A. Rajendran, stated to be the editor of 'Navab', a weekly published from Trichur, filed O. P. No. 3555 of 1982 under Art.226 of the Constitution of India "to call for the entire records in connection with the inquiry into the allegation of bribery of the 4th respondent (Sri Karunakaran, Chief Minister of Kerala) which is the subject matter of the'Navab'photostat case and the records in connection with the allegations against the 5tb and 6th respondents (Sri V. N. Rajan, Director, Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, and Sri Jayaram Padikkal, Dy. Director, Vigilance Investigation, Kerala, Trivandrum respectively) in Rajan murder case and to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any appropriate writ to direct the 1st and 2nd respondents (The Home Secretary, Government of India, New Delhi, and the Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala, Trivandrum) for appointing a commission of inquiry as contemplated under S.3 and 11 of the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952 (Central) into the allegations levelled against respondent Nos. 4, 5 and 6 and to issue a writ of mandamus directing the 3rd respondent (The Di