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Court strikes down jobs for Karur stampede families
The Hindu··28 Jul
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday struck down government orders granting jobs to families of the 41 people who died in the September 2025 Karur stampede. The bench held the appointments violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality and equal opportunity in public employment, since existing waitlists for compassionate jobs were bypassed.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Families on existing compassionate-job waitlists gain protection from being bypassed by tragedy-linked appointments.
- The ruling limits how governments can use executive power to grant jobs after public tragedies.
- Karur victims' families now face uncertainty over the jobs already handed to 32 of them.
What's Happening
- The Madras High Court struck down government orders granting jobs to Karur stampede victims' families.
- The court held the appointments violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.
- Judges said existing waitlists for compassionate appointments could not be overlooked for this group.
Compassion Weighed Against Constitutional Equality
- The September 2025 stampede at a TVK rally addressed by CM Vijay killed 41 people.
- Judges suggested funding skills or entrepreneurship training instead of direct government jobs.
- The state government is reportedly considering an appeal to the Supreme Court.
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