Overview
- A bench of Justices J. K. Maheshwari and N. V. Anjaria is listed to hear the matter on October 10, according to the Supreme Court’s cause list.
- Related pleas seeking a CBI investigation, including one moved by BJP leader Uma Anandan and another by a victim’s father, are also scheduled for the same day.
- TVK’s petition disputes Madras High Court remarks that Vijay and party leaders fled the scene and asserts they followed police directions, while also flagging a possible pre-planned conspiracy by miscreants.
- On October 3, the Madras High Court formed an SIT led by IGP Asra Garg and halted political events on highways until SOPs are framed, as the state appointed a one-member judicial commission under Justice Aruna Jagadeesan.
- Police estimate about 27,000 people attended against permission for 10,000 and cite a seven-hour delay before Vijay’s appearance; FIRs name several TVK functionaries, and Vijay has been calling bereaved families while seeking clearance to visit Karur.