JUDGMENT

1. Sufficient grounds have been made out as to why the appellants were not represented on December 5, 2019 when the appeal and the connected application were dismissed for default.

2. The order dated December 5, 2019 is recalled. The appeal is readmitted and the connection application is restored to the file.

3. The restoration application, CAN 12231 of 2019, is allowed as above.

4. Since the principal parties are represented, the appeal is taken up for immediate consideration.

5. The appellants question the propriety of a judgment and order dated May 17, 2019 directing an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the circumstances leading to the unnatural death of a person on July 12, 2011.

6. According to the appellants, a thorough investigation was conducted by the appropriate agency and, even during the pendency of the investigation, a writ petition had been filed by the victims father in 2013. The appellants say that it was a high profile case which was widely reported in the media and there was substantial pressure on the investigating agency to look into all aspects of the matter. Further, the victims father appealed to the Chief Minister which result