Published on : 10 Oct 2025, 10:07 am 6 min read

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the propriety of Madras High Court passing two seemingly conflicting orders over the Karur stampede in Tamil Nadu - one declining plea for Central Bureau of Investigation probe (passed by Madurai Bench) and another directing a probe by a Special Investigation Team (passed by the principal Bench).

The Bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and NV Anjaria was hearing an appeal filed by Tamil actor Vijay's political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) challenging the October 3 order of the Madras High Court which directed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Karur stampede of September 27 that claimed 41 lives.

The Bench at the outset questioned why the PIL petition before the High Cou

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