New Delhi, July 27 -- The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday struck down the Tamil Nadu government's decision to offer government jobs to the next of kin of those killed in the Karur stampede last year, dealing a blow to the C Joseph Vijay-led TVK administration.

Delivering the verdict, a Division Bench of Justices CV Karthikeyan and R Sakthivel said extending such appointments would be unfair to the large number of applicants who have been awaiting compassionate appointments in various government departments, according to PTI.

"When there is a waiting list, it is not appropriate to overlook their needs and extend what is termed as succor to family members of the Karur incident. We hold that these appointments are in direc...