G.S. Sandhawalia J.

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay a sum of `5 lacs as compensation to the victim's family on account of killing of Shiv Charanjit Singh by the police while he was in their custody.

2. The pleaded case of the petitioner is that Shiv Charanjit Singh was the son of the petitioner who was a student of B.Sc. in the Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana and resident of 350-C, Model Town Extension, Ludhiana. On 09.07.1989, at about 8 p.m., he was forcibly picked up from his house by police party headed by Mr.Chatopadhyaya, DSP, Ludhiana and other members of the police party were ASI Sant Kumar, ASI Gurdial Singh, Shankar Dass, SHO, Police Station-Sudhar. Dr.Jagdev Singh was present at that point of time along with other members of the family. The husband of the petitioner, Shri Gulwant Singh sent a telegram to the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, on 12.07.1989, apprehending torture and false implication of his son, Shiv Charanjit Singh, which reached the High Court on 14.07.1989. Thi