New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the Madras High Court for constituting a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the Karur stampede in which 41 people were killed.

A bench comprising Justices J K Maheshwari and N V Anjaria wondered how the high court proceeded with the matter.

“We are unable to understand how this order was passed? How did the single bench in the Chennai Bench proceed with the matter when the division bench in Madurai was considering the matter?

“In my experience of over 15 years as a judge, a single bench holds back if the division bench has taken cognisance,” Justice Maheshwari observed.

At the outset, senior advocate Gopal Subramanium, appearing for Tamil actor Vijay’s political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, submitted that the petition before

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