The Supreme Court today (October 9) reserved orders on a batch of petitions seeking an independent investigation into the stampede which occurred in Karur in Tamil Nadu during a rally by actor Vijay's political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam(TVK) on September 27, claiming 41 lives.

A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice NV Anjaria heard the matters for over two hours.

One of the petitions was filed by TVK , challenging the October 3 order of the Madras High Court that constituted a Special Investigation team(SIT) to investigate the Karur stampede. The party's petition, filed through its General Secretary Aadhav Arjuna, objected to the High Court forming the SIT only with the officers of the Tamil Nadu Police. They also took exception to the adverse remarks made by

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