SC junks PIL for probe into cough syrup deaths

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an independent probe by a judicial or expert committee into the deaths caused by toxic cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta objected to the plea.

- Our Staff Reporter

Mehta told the Bench that the matter did not merit the court’s intervention, as the state governments of Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu were capable of handling the issue. “The states involved — Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh — are capable of taking all effective steps,” he said, adding, “We must trust the States. Tamil Nadu would take steps.”