'The NHRC did not visit the spot, nor did they talk to Mohammed Saif, the lone survivor of the gun battle and relied only on the police version of the shootout,' Bhushan said.

Bhushan had said there was urgent need of a judicial probe by a retired Supreme Court judge into the incident.

Also, the court Wednesday issued notice to Press Council of India asking for laying down guidelines on how the media should cover such an incident, and slated the next hearing Oct 21.

The Batla House shootout took place Sep 19, 2008, in which two suspected militants and a police officer were killed.

Two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists were killed in the gun battle. 'Encounter specialist' police inspector M.C. Sharma also lost his life in the shootout.

It was alleged that police had staged the incident to ward off pressure after serial blasts in Delhi had killed 20 people a week before the gunbattle.