This is a public interest litigation instituted by the two Secretaries of the Indian Association of Lawyers (Tamil Nadu Chapter) and two students of the B.L. class, who are interested in the welfare of the community and participate in the Free Legal Aid and Advice Centre seeking redress for the trials and tribulations undergone by the minority Sikh Community of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and a few others in the wake of assassination of Srimathi Indira Gandhi on 31st October, 1984.

2. The brief facts set out in the affidavit in support of this petition are these. As an aftermath of the unfortunate and dastardly assassination of Srimathi Indira Gandhi there were unfortunate incidents in the country affecting the Sikh Community in particular and a series of incidents took place at Coimbatore. Miss Geetha Ramaseshab, an advocate of this Bar and one of the Joint Secretaries of the Indian Association of Lawyers (Tamil Nadu Chapter) visited Coimbatore on the 15th and 16th November, 1984, made an on-the-spot inspection and enquiry and gave a report to the Indian Association of Lawyers (Tamil Nadu Chapter) which is annexed to this petition. The report gives a graphic description of