New Delhi, July 31 -- A caveat petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of Seeni Ahmed, State Deputy Secretary of the Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi (MJK), in connection with an appeal challenging the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court's order on government jobs for the families of those who died in the stampede in Karur in Tamil Nadu.

On July 27, the Madras High Court had struck down the Tamil Nadu government's decision to provide compassionate appointments to the kin of the stampede victims, saying that the move violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality before law and equal opportunity in government employment.

The court made the observations in a PIL challenging the decision of the new...