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The High Court of Karnataka connected Friday sought a effect from the State authorities connected the proposition made by amicus curiae that definite measures indicated successful the draught Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for assemblage absorption could beryllium incorporated successful the projected the Karnataka Crowd Control (Managing Crowd astatine Events and spot of Gathering) Act, 2025.
Senior Advocate S. Susheela, who is acting arsenic amicus curiae successful the PIL petition suo motu initiated by the tribunal connected the contented of stampede that occurred extracurricular M. Chinnaswamy stadium connected June 4, 2025, has told the tribunal that the measures, projected successful the draught SOP submitted earlier the court, are overmuch amended than the provisions made successful the projected Bill.
Difficult without SOP
Also, Ms. Susheel said that assemblage absorption could beryllium hard during the matches of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to beryllium played astatine the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium successful the upcoming IPL-2026 tournament, successful the lack of an SOP for assemblage management.
The State authorities had revised its earlier draught SOP by incorporating definite suggestions fixed by her and different parties to the petition and has submitted a revised draught SOP arsenic per earlier directions issued by the court, she pointed retired to a Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha.
As the Advocate-General was not disposable today, the Bench adjourned further proceeding connected the petition to February 23 asking the authorities to respond to the submissions made by the amicus curiae.
The State government, successful effect to court’s earlier queries astir measures to beryllium taken to forestall stampede-like incidents successful future, had projected the SOP for assemblage management.
