A public interest petition seeking an independent investigation by a judicial commission or an expert committee to probe the cough syrup deaths, which have claimed the lives of 22 children in Madhya Pradesh , was short-lived in the Supreme Court on Friday (October 10, 2025).

A Bench of Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran dismissed the plea while asking advocate-petitioner Vishal Tiwari how many times he had filed PILs in his legal career.

Mr. Tiwari had primarily sought a centralised investigation. He said Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where the now-banned Coldrif syrup manufacturer is located, were trading barbs, blaming each other for the deaths, while precious time was passing without any substantial steps taken in the investigation by the States.

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