The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to frame the draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) within 10 days for regulating political rallies, road shows and public meetings of political parties in the wake of the deadly stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally killing 41 people.

The first bench of the Madras High Court comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan directed the Tamil Nadu government to place the draft SOP before the court on November 11, 2025. The court also said that it would issue an interim SOP if the state fails to come out with the SOP, as per its undertaking in the court.

“Considering the submissions made by the counsels for the parties in the petitions, the matter relates to laying down certain guideli

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