JUDGMENT

OJHA, J. :— In the writ petition and the special leave petitions filed by Smt. Kiran Bedi, the orders dated 17th, 20th and 23rd May 1988 passed by the Committee of Inquiry consisting of Mr. Justice N. N. Goswami and Mr. Justice D. P. Wadhwa of the High Court of Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) are sought to be quashed whereas in the writ petition and the S.L.P. filed by Jinder Singh the order dated 26th May, 1988 passed by the said Committee is sought to be quashed.

2. In order to appreciate the respective submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. it would be useful to give in brief the circumstances leading to the appointment of the Committee and also to quote the terms of reference. What ultimately assumed the shape of confrontation between lawyers and police sparked off from an alleged unfortunate incident on 15th January, 1988 of a lawyer being apprehended by the students of St. Stephens College, University of Delhi and being handed over to the police on the accusation of committing an offence within the campus of the said College. According to the statement of case filed before the Committee on behalf of the Delhi High Court Bar Association.