Karur stampede: Madurai Bench of Madras HC permits T.N. govt. to conduct event to issue appointment orders
The Madras High Court has permitted the Tamil Nadu government to proceed with an event to distribute appointment orders to victims of the 2025 Karur stampede, provided the offers remain temporary and subject to judicial review. The court is currently reviewing the legality of the state's compassionate appointment process.
Why it matters
This legal intervention balances the government's desire to provide relief with the necessity of ensuring due process and legal compliance in public appointments.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday (July 10, 2026) permitted the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led State government to conduct an event in Karur to distribute appointment orders to family members of the victims of the tragic stampede that occurred there in September 2025.
The court, however, said the employment offer would be on a temporary basis, subject to judicial review.
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A Division Bench of Justices C.V. Karthikeyan and R. Sakthivel said it would be “extremely narrow” for the court to intervene in a policy decision of the State government. However, the court would permit the event to proceed on the condition that the employment offer was only a temporary basis, subject to judicial review.
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