Supreme Court stays Madras HC order striking down compassionate appointments for Karur stampede victims’ kin
Justice J.B. Pardiwala asked what was wrong with the government reaching out to give “some succour to the families who have suffered such a tragedy”
The Supreme Court intervened on Friday to overturn a Madras High Court decision that had struck down the appointment of family members of Karur stampede victims to government jobs on compassionate grounds. The Madurai Bench of the High Court had quashed the government's orders granting jobs to the victims' kin on July 27, raising concerns about opening the floodgates for such appointments.
Justice J.B. Pardiwala questioned the rationale behind interfering in the government's decision to provide "some succour to the families who have suffered such a tragedy," emphasizing that the stampede had claimed the lives of 41 individuals and left around 100 others injured during a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) roadshow on September 27, 2025.
The court maintained that specific guidelines govern compassionate appointments and that the State cannot bypass them.
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