<p>New Delhi: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Supreme%20Court">Supreme Court </a>on Friday refused to issue omnibus directions on a PIL to prevent stampedes during large public gatherings, including religious events, political rallies and yatras. </p><p>A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, however, permitted the petitioner to pursue the matter before the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Election Commission. </p><p>"There is less scope of judicial intervention in matters involving crowd management and law and order," the bench said.</p>.Karur stampede case: TVK chief Vijay appears before CBI for second time, grilled for over 6 hours.<p>Refusing to entertain the matter, the bench observed that the authorities can regulate protests by designating specific venues and ensuring that public life is not disrupted.</p><p>The court also questioned whether courts could realistically cap attendance based on ground capacity. "If a ground can accommodate 10,000 people and 50,000 turn up, what do you do," the bench asked.</p><p>The petitioner urged the court to lay down minimum benchmarks through SOPS, pointing out that while some States like Tamil Nadu have guidelines for political rallies, others do not.</p><p>The petitioner, a former MLA and ex-Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, Tumbalam Gooty Venkatesh stated that his long public life and direct exposure to the suffering of victims prompted him to file the plea. </p><p>The plea contended unregulated rallies and roadshows routinely disrupted civic life, blocking ambulances, delaying patients, preventing students from reaching examination centres.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Supreme%20Court">Supreme Court </a>on Friday refused to issue omnibus directions on a PIL to prevent stampedes during large public gatherings, including religious events, political rallies and yatras. </p><p>A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, however, permitted the petitioner to pursue the matter before the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Election Commission. </p><p>"There is less scope of judicial intervention in matters involving crowd management and law and order," the bench said.</p>.Karur stampede case: TVK chief Vijay appears before CBI for second time, grilled for over 6 hours.<p>Refusing to entertain the matter, the bench observed that the authorities can regulate protests by designating specific venues and ensuring that public life is not disrupted.</p><p>The court also questioned whether courts could realistically cap attendance based on ground capacity. "If a ground can accommodate 10,000 people and 50,000 turn up, what do you do," the bench asked.</p><p>The petitioner urged the court to lay down minimum benchmarks through SOPS, pointing out that while some States like Tamil Nadu have guidelines for political rallies, others do not.</p><p>The petitioner, a former MLA and ex-Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, Tumbalam Gooty Venkatesh stated that his long public life and direct exposure to the suffering of victims prompted him to file the plea. </p><p>The plea contended unregulated rallies and roadshows routinely disrupted civic life, blocking ambulances, delaying patients, preventing students from reaching examination centres.</p>
