The Supreme Court on Friday (October 10) dismissed a PIL seeking an investigation by the CBI into the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan due to contaminated cough syrups.

The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran dismissed the PIL filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta opposed the petition, saying that the States are competent to investigate the matter and they are taking action. SG further said that the petitioner was in the habit of filing PILs only on the basis of newspaper reports.

"How many PILs have you filed?" CJI asked. Tiwari replied, "Eight or nine."

The bench then proceeded to dismiss the petition.

The PIL was filed following the recent spate of child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan caused by the cons

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