Goa, Oct. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Friday raised questions over the Madras High Court's decision to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the Karur stampede that claimed 41 lives.

A bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and N.V. Anjaria expressed confusion over how a single bench of the Chennai High Court proceeded with the matter while a division bench in Madurai was already considering it. Justice Maheshwari remarked, "In my experience of over 15 years as a judge, a single bench holds back if the division bench has taken cognisance."

Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium, representing Tamil actor Vijay's political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), told the apex court that the petition before the high court was ...