The Supreme Court is likely to hear a plea by Tamil actor Joseph Vijay’s political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), on Friday against the Madras High Court’s direction setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the September 27 Karur stampede, which killed 41 people.

The counsel for the TVK mentioned it before Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, seeking urgent listing.

The court said it will take up the petition on October 10, when another plea by the father of a Karur stampede victim challenging the High Court’s refusal to transfer the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is also listed for hearing.

The plea challenges the October 3 order of a single judge of the Madras High Court directing an investigation by an SIT headed by Asra Garg, Insp

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