Madras HC strikes down govt jobs given to kin of Karur stampede victims

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The Madras High Court's Madurai Bench has quashed the Tamil Nadu government's decision to grant government jobs to relatives of victims of the Karur stampede. The court raised serious concerns about violations of constitutional equality principles and the right to equal opportunity in public employment. It also noted that existing waiting lists for compassionate appointments had been overlooked when these jobs were allocated. The ruling warned that allowing such appointments could set a problematic precedent by bypassing established norms.

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