India, Feb. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking action against the Uttar Pradesh government over alleged negligence related to the Maha Kumbh stampede that left at least 30 devotees dead and 60 others injured. It termed the incident "unfortunate" and directed the petitioner, advocate Vishal Tiwari, to approach the Allahabad high court.

"This is an unfortunate incident, and it is something of concern. But move the high court, especially since there is already a petition pending there," a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar told Tiwari. The court recorded a statement by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Uttar Pradesh, that a sim...