TN asks SC to recall Oct order for CBI probe into Karur stampede case

The Tamil Nadu government has accused the Supreme Court of breaching principles of natural justice and nondiscrimination by transferring the investigation into the Karur stampede to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) without giving the state an opportunity to respond, urging the court to recall its October 13 order and allow the probe to continue under the special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the Madras high court.

- Ayesha Arvind

In a strongly-worded affidavit filed ahead of the December 12 hearing before a bench led by justice JK Maheshwari, the state government argued that the Supreme Court's direction, passed while hearing a petition filed by Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) leaders, amounted to granting final relief at an interim stage. The October 13 order shifted the investigation to CBI and entrusted supervision to a three-member committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Rastogi.