On July 12, the Supreme Court denied a plea asking for the formation of an expert committee to look into the Hathras stampede, which has resulted in over 121 deaths.Petitioner-attorney Vishal Tiwari was questioned by a bench led by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud about why he had not gone straight to the highest court instead of the Allahabad High Court.

A writ petition to establish a five-person expert group headed by a former Supreme Court judge was submitted to the court on July 3. Additionally, Mr. Tiwari had requested that the court establish safety regulations for public assemblies and large-scale meetings.

The incident had taken place in the Hathras area of Uttar Pradesh during a prayer meeting hosted by Narayan Saakar Hari, a self-described godman. A sizable throng had attended the event.

“This horrifying stampede event raises a number of problems regarding the responsibilities and shortcomings of the State Government and Municipal Corporations. The petition had stated, “The authorities have not only failed to maintain and administer the supervision, but they have also failed to control the crowd gathered for the event.”

It had pleaded with the court to order the Uttar Pradesh government to provide a status report and to file a lawsuit against the individuals responsible for the safety and crowd control measures that were done carelessly.