Karur stampede hearing LIVE: Supreme Court to hear TVK’s plea challenging High Court order to set up SIT

The Supreme Court is scheduled to perceive a petition connected Friday to name a erstwhile apex tribunal justice to oversee the probe.

A Supreme Court Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and N.V. Anjaria are scheduled to perceive connected Friday (October 10, 2025) a petition filed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to name a erstwhile apex tribunal justice to oversee the probe into the Karur stampede, which claimed 41 lives.

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TVK has urged that a “pre-planned conspiracy by definite miscreants to make occupation astatine the tract of the rally cannot beryllium ruled out”. The petition challenges observations made by the Madras High Court successful a suo motu hearing, including that the TVK leadership, led by president Joseph Vijay, fled the country of the tragedy. The petition besides objected to the High Court’s observations that determination was nary “statement, nary look of work regarding the occurrence” from the TVK leaders.

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Earlier connected Tuesday (October 7, 2025), the CJI-headed Bench besides agreed to perceive BJP person Uma Anandan’s plea challenging the High Court bid refusing a CBI probe implicit the stampede. 

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