The Supreme Court on Friday (December 12, 2025) said a strong belief that “everything has to be fair” powered its insistence on appointing non-Tamil Nadu "native" police officers as part of a retired apex court judge-headed supervisory committee to monitor the CBI probe into the Karur stampede tragedy.
“We want everything to be fair,” Justice J.K. Maheshwari, heading a Bench, addressed the Tamil Nadu government side, represented by senior advocates Siddharth Luthra and P. Wilson.
Forty-one people were killed and several injured in the Karur stampede on September 27 during a rally organised by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founded by actor Vijay.
Karur stampede: Retired Supreme Court judge-led panel at Karur to monitor CBI probe
The State, in a plea settled by Mr. Wilson, had found the court’s assertion against having Tamil Nadu “native” IPS officers on the supervisory committee headed by Justice (retired) Ajay Rastogi “ex facie unconstitutional”.
