The Supreme Court is slated to hear Friday a plea filed by Tamil actor C. Joseph Vijay’s political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is seeking an independent inquiry, under the chairmanship of a former Apex Court judge, into the Karur stampede in Tamil Nadu that left 41 people dead and several others injured.

As per the causelist published on the website of the Apex Court, a Bench of Justices J. K. Maheshwari and N. V. Anjaria will hear the matter October 10.

The Apex Court will also hear a separate special leave petition (SLP) filed by BJP leader Uma Anandan challenging the Madras High Court’s refusal to transfer the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

While refusing to proceed further on a petition seeking a CBI investigation, the Madras High Court had constitute

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