Held, under Section 26(1) a direction simpliciter to cause an investigation into the matter. Issuance of such a direction is an administrative direction to one of its own wings departmentally and without entering upon any adjudicatory process and it does not effectively determine any right or obligation of the parties to the lis . On the other hand a mere direction for investigation to one of the wings of the Commission is akin to a departmental proceeding which does not entail civil consequences for any person, particularly, in light of the strict confidentiality that is expected to be maintained by the Commission in terms of Section 57 of the Act and Regulation 35 of the Regulations. In the course of the proceedings before the Commission, the Commission passes a direction or interim order which was at the preliminary stage and of preparatory nature without recording findings which will bind the parties and where such order will only pave the way for final decision, it would not make that direction as an order or decision which affects the rights of the parties and therefore, is not appealable . Under section 53A of the Act such orders cannot be held to be appealable which does not determine the rights of the parties. Therefore, Commission's order directing investigation not appealable under Section 53A(1)(a) of the Act .
