The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea challenging the Madras High Court's order, which declined to order a CBI investigation into the stampede which occurred in Karur in Tamil Nadu on September 27 during a political rally by actor Vijay's political party TVK.

The matter was mentioned before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai for urgent listing. CJI agreed to list the matter on Friday.

It was on October 3 that a Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court rejected a bunch of pleas seeking CBI probe into the Karur stampede which led to the deaths of 41 persons.

However on the same day, the principal bench of the Madras High Court constituted a Special Investigation Team to investigate the matter

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