Madras HC scraps Vijay govt order granting jobs to kin of Karur stampede victims
The Madras High Court has struck down a government order that granted state jobs to the families of victims of a stampede at a rally held by actor and politician Vijay. The court ruled against the appointments while the matter remains under judicial review.
Why it matters
The ruling addresses the legal boundaries of government patronage and the use of public resources for political victims.
MADURAI: Madras high court on Monday struck down a GO issued by the Tamil Nadu govt granting govt jobs to the family members of the Karur stampede victims.A division bench of Justice C V Karthikeyan and Justice R Sakthivel passed the order while allowing a batch of public interest litigations filed seeking to restrain the state govt from issuing appointment orders to the family members of the Karur stampede victims.During the previous hearing, the court permitted a Tamil Nadu govt function in Karur on July 10 where chief minister C Joseph Vijay would be handing over appointment orders to family members of the victims, with a condition that the jobs would only be on a temporary basis subject to…
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