Madras High Court quashes jobs granted to kin of Karur stampede victims citing Articles 14 and 16

Direct fact

On July 27, 2026, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court struck down government orders granting government jobs to family members of the Karur stampede victims, holding that the appointments violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.

Key specifics

• The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench of Justices C.V. Karthikeyan and R. Sakthivel.
• The court struck down the government orders (G.Os) granting jobs to kin of the Karur stampede victims.
• The court held the appointments violated Article 14 and Article 16 of the Constitution.
• The State had invoked Article 162 to justify the executive decision.
• The stampede occurred in September last year during a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) roadshow addressed by Vijay.

Exam lens

Question type: constitutional law, Articles 14/16/162, judicial review, compassionate appointment. TNPSC may ask which constitutional provisions were cited and which bench delivered the verdict.