Will CBI investigate cough syrup case? Supreme Court hearing tomorrow

News Topical, Digital Desk : The case of children dying in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consuming an alleged Coldrif cough syrup has reached the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court agreed to hear a PIL seeking an investigation into the drug safety system in the wake of the deaths of children.

According to reports, a bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan, and Justice K. Vinod Chandran considered the PIL and the submissions of lawyer Vishal Tiwari that the petition should be heard urgently. The Supreme Court will hear the matter on October 10.

Demand for CBI investigation made in the petition

The petition, related to the cough syrup case, has demanded a court-monitored inquiry and the formation of a National Judicial Commission or an expert committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge .

In this PIL, it was said that all the pending cases related to the deaths of children due to this poisonous cough syrup in different states of the country and its investigation should be handed over to the CBI.

This argument was given in the PIL

The petition filed in the Supreme Court states that accountability is fragmented due to investigations being conducted across different states, leading to repeated lapses. This is the reason dangerous drugs are entering the market.

The petition was filed following the deaths of several children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consuming Coldrif cough syrup. The petition seeks to direct the central government to identify the regulatory lapses that allowed substandard medicines to reach the market. 

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