Overview

• A bench of Justices J. K. Maheshwari and N. V. Anjaria heard arguments for over two hours and kept its decision pending.
• TVK’s plea, filed by general secretary Aadhav Arjuna, contests the state-run SIT and asks for an inquiry monitored by a retired Supreme Court judge.
• The bench questioned how the Madras High Court constituted an SIT in a case filed to frame rally SOPs and raised jurisdictional concerns between its Chennai and Madurai benches.
• Separate petitions, including one by BJP leader Uma Anandan, sought a CBI probe, while the State opposed any transfer and defended the SIT led by IPS officer Asra Garg.
• The stampede at TVK’s Karur welfare event killed 41 people; the High Court earlier criticized the organisers’ conduct, and the SIT has been gathering evidence and witness statements.