The Supreme Court on Friday raised several doubts over the legal proceedings in the tragic Karur stampede, and it even probed the conduct of autopsies in midnight and the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) by the Madras High Court.

Hearing a bunch of petitions over the tragic stampede, a bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and N.V. Anjaria heard submissions from senior counsels appearing for the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, victims, Tamil Nadu government and others.

The matters include a petition moved by TVK secretary Aadhav Arjuna challenging the police-led SIT and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders' pleas seeking a CBI probe. Hearing the pleas, the apex court wondered why the Madras High Court heard the matter while the case fell within the jurisdiction of Madurai bench

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