@TVKVijayHQ Another petition filed by Tamil Nadu BJP Leader and State Legal Cell Vice President G.S. Mani, seeking a CBI investigation, is also listed before the same bench.

@TVKVijayHQ Matter to be taken up soon.

@TVKVijayHQ Sr Adv Gopal Subramanium: The petition was for a very limited, sorry (bench discussing the case)

@TVKVijayHQ Sr Adv Subramanium, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Mukul Rohatgi, Vikas Singh and others appearing for various parties.

@TVKVijayHQ Sr Adv Aryama Sundaram, Sr Adv Kapil Sibal, and Sr Adv P Wilson also appearing.

@TVKVijayHQ Subramanium: the petition filed for limited purpose, writ of mandamus for government to development protocol. The petition taken, advocate general appears and various allegations made for non-compliance of order for which permission are made and serious observations are made

@TVKVijayHQ J Maheshwari: I was seeing some rules, we want to understand Aryama: it is open through express order through CJ that special bench will hear but this did not happen here. Madurai jurisdiction is only Madurai unless CJ constitutes a bench.

@TVKVijayHQ J Maheshwari: we have four cases... Singh arguing [not audible] J Maheshwari: we just want an understanding Gopal: please see para 3, on first day- first it should have been heard by the Madurai bench because it entertained early petitions. Then, on first day...[bench

@TVKVijayHQ Justice Maheshwari asks why the principal bench in Chennai entertained the petition relating to the incident in Karur, which falls within the jurisdiction of Madurai Bench.

@TVKVijayHQ Gopal: please see para 6[reads it]-should I not be heard? according to me, I complied with everything. Its a human tragedy. Then mylords see para 11, dehors submission of AG and public prosecutor, [Regrettably, there has been no statement, no expression of responsibility from the

@TVKVijayHQ Gopal: the video is widely circulated that bus carrying was involved in accident-pls see further- the driver of the bus fled from the see- there is no statement or verification. Any statement without any verification? In both incidents, no FIR has been registered and Court

@TVKVijayHQ Gopal: it is said he has absconded, but he is escorted by the police. It is noted that CM visited hospital and all political parties came to scene of occurence and participated in the rescue visited-after recording this- the people present were not permitted to visit the victims

@TVKVijayHQ Gopal: we have annexed Aryama: this is politically damaging to us Gopal: we are not impleaded

@TVKVijayHQ Gopal: court constitutes an SIT for partial investigation and selects members who are all state officers.

@TVKVijayHQ Sundaram adds that the police forced Vijay to leave the place, saying that his continued presence at the site will aggravate the situation. J Maheshwari: 3 points, petition filed for SoP Court is informed this is for Karur stampede. There is another matter before Chennai

@TVKVijayHQ Gopal: as far as we are concerned, mylords my constitute SIT Aryama: we are a political party, there is bias-to say that SIT will have police officers-we have a problem. A retired judge would be fine. We are not saying there should not be investigation. This political party is

@TVKVijayHQ Aryama: if mylords nominate a retired judge of this court, the court may allow him to nominate other members Rohatgi for State: this was a writ filed by individual for SoP J Maheshwari: any writ petition for formation of SoP was filed? Wilson: yes, 884/2025 by this very party

@TVKVijayHQ Aryama clarifies that he has problem with SIT members as police officers of Tamil Nadu.

@TVKVijayHQ Wilson: the registry calls it criminal and posts it before the portfolio judge J Maheshwari: Suppose this was already pending for SoP Wilson: prayer was for forming SoP J Maheshwari: the SoP is for conducting roadshow

@TVKVijayHQ J Maheshwari: reads the writ petition which was for formulation of SoP for conducting of road shows [court is trying to confirm how the observations and directions could have been made in a writ petition seeking formulation of SoP] Rohatgi: prayer is not that, prayer was for

@TVKVijayHQ Singh: please see last para[ reads a para from writ petition]- the investigation in Karur is not progressing in fair manner-it is pertinent to bring your notice that owing to political interference, and attempts are being made by Vijay and such only deny justice to the victims

@TVKVijayHQ J Maheshwari: two issues-nature of writ petition is Karur incident, CBI investigation- it was filed for SoP and one petition is Chennai and one in Madurai. Madurai bench taking cognisance by division and Chennai by single bench. Before Madurai, the prayer was for SoP. Was there a

@TVKVijayHQ Rohatgi, for State: mylords are right- there are flurry of petitions-Madurai bench said we will not act because it has been acted upon. Reads various orders. See para 6, the undertaking that AG says until SoP is framed the State Government will not grant any permission. See 11,

@TVKVijayHQ J Maheshwari: they are saying SIT members are Tamil Nadu police officers Rohatgi: we have nothing to hide, the senior most office is appointed Mr Garg-ex CBI officer, the high court picked him up J Maheshwari: come to petition 60 Advocate for victim: Single judge has cast

@TVKVijayHQ Advocate: yet there is no finality when it comes to investigation, our prayer is that it should be transferred to the independent agency...The police are being given a clean chit. We will come after 2 pm.

@TVKVijayHQ Matter taken up.

@TVKVijayHQ Sr Adv DS Naidu: three petitions were filed by persons who have nothing to do with this. Pg 8 prayer could be seen- petition filed for writ of mandamus to transfer investigation concerning the stampede-kindly see the adjudication at pg 16- admittedly at the present case- the

@TVKVijayHQ Singhvi, for State: The office is top-notch-Garg-he solved Ryan international case and was promoted. He father of victim has directly come J Maheshwari: you can say if you were not stopped...But this can't be a ground that since you did not file and came here, it can't be

@TVKVijayHQ Singhvi: In West Bengal case, it was said that only in exceptional cases where abdication of duty is made there can be a transfer. Time and again, it is reiterated that transfer can't be as a matter of routine and only because allegations are made against State

@TVKVijayHQ Singhvi: Court can only transfer when material prima facie discloses something- now, the SIT and general inquiry by retired judge, Aruna J, is going on and it was done with alacrity. HC after HC in totally unconnected matters-these are cases where officers have been found to be