MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday refused to order a CBI probe into the case filed by Karur town police over the stampede during TVK campaign on September 27 that left 41 people dead.

Dismissing two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) that sought to transfer the probe to the CBI, the vacation bench comprising justices M Dhandapani and M Jothiraman observed that the PILs were not maintainable as the investigation is still in its early stage.

The court added, “Don’t treat this court as the political arena. If, in the investigation, something goes wrong, you can come back. This is the initial stage.”

The bench also issued an interim injunction against granting permission for political parties to hold public meetings or events on state and national highways in

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