Chennai: The Madras High Court scheduled for 4.30 p.m. on Sunday an urgent hearing on a plea seeking to bar actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) from holding public meetings and rallies until a full inquiry is completed into the stampede at its event in Tamil Nadu’s Karur that left 39 people dead.

A vacation bench of Justice N. Senthilkumar agreed to hear a petition moved by N. Senthilkannan of Karur district and listed it for 4.30 p.m.

The petitioner asked the court to restrain the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police/Head of Police Force (DGP/HoPF) from granting permission for any TVK gatherings until clear safety protocols are laid down following the tragedy.

The petition stems from an ongoing case that the TVK had filed earlier, challenging what it called

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