An advocate has moved the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking a direction to restrain the State government from issuing or implementing any government appointment orders arising out of Karur stampede incident till the proceedings pending before the Supreme Court with regard to the incident attains finality.

In his petition, advocate G. Theeran Thirumurugan of Madurai said on September 27 last year 41 persons lost their lives and several others were injured during a political rally organised by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). The tragic incident caused widespread concern and proceedings were pending before the Supreme Court.

It has been widely reported that the State government proposes to provide employment to the family members of the deceased persons. The appointment orders are likely to be distributed during the proposed Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s visit to Karur on July 10, he said.

He said there was no publicly disclosed statutory provision, government order or uniform policy explaining the basis, criteria and legal framework under which such government appointments were proposed to be made.

In the absence of such a policy, extending such benefits only in respect of a particular incident would result in unequal treatment among similarly placed citizens, he said.

Deferring the permanent employment decisions till the judicial process attains finality would not prejudice the victims’ families but would only ensure compliance with constitutional principles and the rule of law, he said.

A mention was made before a Division Bench of Justices A.D. Jagadish Chandira and R. Poornima. The judges said the matter would be taken up during the regular course.

Published - July 08, 2026 09:24 pm IST