:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 232 OF 2011 AND MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.480 OF 2011 Shri Sandeep Shirvoikar … Petitioner V/s Director General of Police and Anr. … Respondents Mr. Arun Bras De Sa, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. C. A. Ferreira, Public Prosecutor for Respondents. AND MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.480 OF 2011 Shri Jatin Naik, Advocate Mapusa, Bardez Goa, and Anr. … Applicants In Shri Sandeep Shirvoikar … Petitioner V/s Director General of Police and Anr. … Respondents Mr. M. Sonak, Advocate for Applicants. Mr. Arun Bras De Sa, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. C. A. Ferreira, Public Prosecutor for Respondents. CORAM : S. C. DHARMADHIKARI & F. M. REIS, JJ. DATE : 4 th MAY, 2011. :2: P.C.:- Learned Public Prosecutor on instructions makes a statement that the State will take Departmental action against the officials whose names have been referred to in the order of the State Police Complaints Authority. Necessary steps to initiate inquiry be taken as expeditiously as possible and within a period of four weeks from today. Thereafter, the inquiry may be concluded expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months from the date charges are served. In the light of the statement made by the learned Public Prosecutor, we are of the opinion that further inquiry sought to be initiated by the State Police Complaints Authority is not necessary. The Order and notice to that effect,therefore, does not survive. However, we have not examined the rival contentions with regard to the scope of the powers conferred on the said authority. That aspect may be decided in an appropriate case. Presently we accept the statement made by the learned Public Prosecutor about initiation of Departmental proceedings against the guilty officials. We also hope that the necessary steps will be taken so that criminal proceedings against the guilty officials are initiated and if initiated, same are prosecuted in accordance with law. Petition disposed off in these terms. No costs. S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J F. M. REIS, J :3: at*