The Supreme Court on Friday (October 10) dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an inquiry and systemic reform in drug safety mechanisms in the wake of deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan allegedly due to consumption of toxic cough syrups.

A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran dismissed the PIL filed by lawyer Vishal Tiwari after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta objected to it.

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‘Reads paper, rushes to court’

The top law officer said the petitioner reads the newspaper and rushes to the court.

The bench, which was initially of the view that the notice should be issued, later dismissed it.

Mehta said he was not appearing for

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