Published Jun 23, 2025 | 4:49 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 23, 2025 | 4:49 PM
Karnataka High Court appoints amicus curiae in suo motu petition on Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede (Creative Commons)
Synopsis: The Karnataka High Court heard a suo motu petition on the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede during RCB’s IPL victory celebration. The bench discussed sealed cover reports and appointed Senior Advocate S Sushila as amicus curiae to assist the court
The Karnataka High Court continued hearing the suo motu petition related to the stampede that occurred outside Chinnaswamy Stadium ahead of an event celebrating Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) IPL 2025 victory.
According to Live Law, A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice V M Kameshwar Rao and Justice C M Joshi heard the matter.
The court inquired whether the respondents, to whom notice was issued in the previous hearing, were present and noted that counsels for the added respondents made submissions.
The bench stated that it would hear the parties on whether to allow the submission of the status report in a sealed cover and announced the appointment of an amicus curiae to assist the court in the proceedings.
Senior Advocate S Sushila was appointed as amicus curiae. The court directed the registry to provide her with a copy of the petition, relevant documents, and the status report filed by the state government.
Appearing for the state, Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty acknowledged that the status reports would be essential for the amicus curiae to assist effectively.
The bench observed: “Given that the court has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident, we deem it appropriate to appoint an amicus.”
The court permitted the amicus curiae to file either a statement of objections or a note as deemed fit and posted the matter for further hearing on 1 July, Tuesday.
(Edited by Ananya Rao)
