Overview
- The bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran will take up petitions from BJP leader Uma Anandan, a victim’s father, and TVK seeking changes to the probe.
- TVK has challenged the Madras High Court’s October 3 order forming a state-police SIT and its adverse observations, asking for a court‑monitored or judge‑led inquiry.
- The Madras High Court appointed IG Asra Garg to head the SIT, declined a routine CBI transfer, and directed periodic reporting; the team has begun on‑site work.
- Petitioners argue a state‑police SIT cannot be impartial, while police accounts cite a turnout of about 27,000 against a permit near 10,000 and a reported seven‑hour delay as contributors.
- Authorities confirm 41 deaths and over 60 injured; several TVK functionaries face cases, Vijay is not named in any FIR, and he has begun video calls to families after pledging ₹20 lakh per bereaved family.