The Times of India

'Could open floodgates': Why Madras high court quashed govt jobs for Karur stampede victims' kin

The Madras High Court's Madurai Bench recently invalidated the allocation of government jobs to the relatives of victims from the Karur stampede. The ruling highlighted concerns over constitutional principles of equality and the right to equal opportunity in public service. The court pointed out that current waiting lists for compassionate appointments had been ignored.