Updated on: Jul 27, 2026, 17:58:13 IST By HT News Desk Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has cancelled the Tamil Nadu government's orders granting government jobs on compassionate grounds to the families of those who died in the Karur stampede.
The court struck down the Government Orders that approved the appointments, news agency ANI reported.
HC quashes Tamil Nadu's compassionate jobs for Karur stampede victims' kin. (HT file) At least 41 people were killed in the Karur stampede during a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in September 2025.
The court held that the order violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality before the law and equal opportunity in public employment.
It also observed that allowing such appointments would open the "floodgates" for similar claims in future.
Tamil Nadu CM on Karur stampede Earlier, Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay said the Karur stampede tragedy remained the deepest wound of his life.
Addressing a public meeting in Karur after handing over compassionate government job appointment orders to the victims' families, Vijay said, “No matter how great a height a man reaches in life, certain pains and wounds in the heart cannot be forgotten.
More than anything else, the pain and wound that affected me the most is the Karur incident.”
The chief minister also announced that his party, TVK, would build a memorial in Karur to honour those who died and ensure “no one even thinks of another political conspiracy.” (This is a developing story) ABOUT THE AUTHOR HT News Desk
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