India, Oct. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL that sought a CBI probe into the deaths of several children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, allegedly caused by consuming contaminated cough syrup.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai declined to entertain the plea after a brief hearing.

The petition, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, urged the court to direct a CBI investigation and the formation of a judicial commission to examine regulatory failures that led to the circulation of toxic cough syrups.

Tiwari argued that the deaths reflected a recurring pattern of negligence and lack of regulation in India's pharmaceutical sector. "This is not the first instance of adulterated medicines killing children. States ...