Overview

• A Supreme Court bench of Justices J. K. Maheshwari and N. V. Anjaria stayed the Madras High Court’s September 24 decision that set aside the Tamil Nadu Police chargesheet.
• The Court did not interfere with the High Court’s order transferring the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation, which remains in effect.
• Notice was issued to the Chennai superintendent of police on Tamil Nadu’s appeal challenging the High Court order.
• Tamil Nadu argued its chargesheet spans 7,411 pages and names 30 accused, contending the High Court quashed it without adequate appraisal.
• K. Armstrong, a prominent Dalit leader and former BSP state president, was killed on July 5, 2024, and police have reported 27 arrests, with some detainees held under the Goondas Act.