Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka High Court appoints Senior Advocate S Susheela as amicus curiae
The Karnataka High Court on Monday appointed Senior Advocate S Susheela as an 'amicus curiae' or 'friend of the court' to assist the court in the suo motu case regarding the recent stampede near Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy cricket stadium that claimed 11 lives. The case was heard by a Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi.
The amicus curiae is expected to assist the court in coming to a conclusion on the sealing of the report, with the matter set to be heard again on July 1.
The court ordered, 'Given that the court had taken suo motu cognizance of the incident…we deem it important to appoint an amicus curiae to assist the court with regard to this petition. Accordingly, we appoint Smt S Susheela, Senior Advocate.' The court further directed the registry to furnish the amicus with the writ petition copy, documents, interlocutory applications, reports, and newspaper clippings forming a part of the record.
Previously, the Karnataka High Court had sought a report from the State Government on nine questions regarding the tragedy that occurred during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) IPL victory celebrations in Bengaluru on June 4. The questions included: 'When and who has taken the decision to hold the victory celebration and in what manner?'; whether 'any permission was sought to organise the event?' and 'Whether any SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) has been formulated to manage a crowd of 50,000 and above in any sports event and celebrations of this nature?'
The report was submitted to the court in a sealed cover last Tuesday. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the Karnataka State Cricket Association, and the event management company DNA have also been impleaded as respondents in the case.
Counsels representing other parties had objected to the report being submitted in a sealed cover, arguing that it would be in the public interest for these to be kept open. The argument was opposed by Advocate General Shashikiran Shetty.
Previously, RCB Marketing head Nikhil Sosale was arrested along with three others from DNA. They have been released on interim bail based on a June 12 order, with the Karnataka High Court raising questions regarding the procedure and the presence of materials to implicate them.
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