IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2011 / 21ST ASWINA 1933 WA.No. 496 of 2011() -------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.26139/2010 Dated 14/02/2011 .................... APPELLANT(S): PETITIONER ---------------------------------------- SOBHANAKUMARY, AGED 54 YEARS, W/O.D.ARJUNAN, SONY NIVAS, PARUTHIKUZHY, KAMALESWARAM, MANACAUD P.O., TRIVANDRUM, PIN-695009. BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS M.JACOB SRI.AKHIL K.MADHAV SRI.LINTO FRANCIS RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS ---------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, TRIVANDRUM, PIN-695010. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CRIME BRANCH, CID, TRIVANDRUM, PIN-695003. 4. THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION(CBI) CBI HEAD QUARTERS, NEW DELHI, PIN-110 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.GEROGE MECHERIL FOR R1-3 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Ag. CJ. & P.S.GOPINATHAN, J ---------------------------------------------- W.A.No. 496 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of October, 2011 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, Ag.CJ. The Writ Petition was filed for a direction to conduct a fresh investigation. Even though the prayer in the Writ Petition was for a direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to take over the case of mysterious death of appellant's son, the appellant now seems to be satisfied with a fresh investigation by competent team of officers. Government Pleader has produced a report from Sri.K.Padmakumar, Inspector General of Police, who suggested to conduct a special investigation. We, therefore, direct the same Inspector General of Police, Thiruvananthapuram Range to constitute a special investigation team to investigate the death of appellant's son and to supervise the investigation by himself. The investigation will be completed within a period of three months from today. The Writ Appeal is disposed of modifying the judgment of the learned Single Judge as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE vgs