The Supreme Courtroom on Friday turned down Tamil Nadu authorities’s plea to switch its order suspending a one-man enquiry fee and the SIT to look into the Karur stampede wherein 41 folks have been killed saying, “We would like the whole lot to be truthful and neutral.”
IMAGE: A scene on the web site of the stampede in Karur, Tamil Nadu, on September 27, 2025, throughout actor-politician Vijay’s rally. {Photograph}: ANI Picture
A bench of justices JK Maheswari and Vijay Bishnoi additionally took a vital view of the report filed by registrar common of the Madras excessive court docket saying, “There’s something unsuitable happening within the excessive court docket. This isn’t a proper factor that’s taking place within the excessive court docket.”
On October 13, the highest court docket ordered a CBI probe into the Karur stampede, which occurred throughout a rally of actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on September 27, saying that the incident has shaken the nationwide conscience and deserves a good and neutral investigation.
In its order on a plea by TVK for an unbiased probe, the highest court docket had arrange a three-member supervisory committee headed by former apex court docket decide Ajay Rastogi to observe the CBI investigation and suspended the instructions for the appointment of SIT and a one-man enquiry fee.
It had additionally criticised Justice N Senthilkumar of the Madras excessive court docket for entertaining petitions on the incident, ordering an SIT probe and making observations towards TVK and its members with out making them a celebration to the case.
On Friday, through the listening to senior advocate P Wilson, showing for Tamil Nadu authorities submitted that the state’s fee is not going to intervene with the CBI probe and can confine itself to giving suggestions to forestall such incidents.
The bench advised Wilson to learn the notification appointing fee and mentioned, “We would like the whole lot to be truthful and neutral.”
The bench didn’t problem discover on the plea or vacated its interim order of October 13. Justice Maheshwari mentioned the registrar common of the excessive court docket has filed a report and noticed, “There’s something unsuitable going within the excessive court docket. This isn’t a proper factor that’s taking place within the excessive court docket. We’ve got seen the registrar common’s report. We are going to take care of it.”
The bench mentioned it has perused the report despatched by the registrar common of the excessive court docket on how a writ petition looking for SOP for rallies was registered as a legal writ petition.
Wilson and senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, additionally showing for the state, sought a replica of the registrar common’s report saying they want to file a reply.
The highest court docket issued discover on a recent plea filed by one KK Ramesh on Karur stampede problem and requested the events to finish the pleading and posted the matter for ultimate listening to.
On October 30, the highest court docket requested a Karur stampede sufferer’s household to strategy the CBI with its allegation that it was threatened by officers.
“It’s contended that the petitioner has been threatened and cajoled by the officers of the state. Nevertheless, on this regard, it suffices to say that the petitioner might apply to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
“Besides to say the identical, at current, no additional orders are required to be handed on the interlocutory purposes,” the bench had mentioned.
The court docket on October 13 ordered a CBI probe into the stampede.
The highest court docket had mentioned the Karur stampede has left an imprint within the minds of individuals all through the nation.
It mentioned the incident has broad ramifications with respect to the lives of the residents and imposing the basic rights of the households who misplaced their kith and kin is of utmost significance.
The court docket took word of the political undertone of the case and mentioned “with out having regard to the gravity of the incident”, feedback have been made earlier than the media by high law enforcement officials, which can create a doubt within the minds of the citizenry on impartiality and a good investigation.
Earlier, the police mentioned the rally noticed a turnout of 27,000, almost 3 times the anticipated variety of 10,000 individuals, and blamed a seven-hour delay on Vijay’s half in reaching the venue for the tragedy.
