A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an inquiry and systemic reform in drug safety mechanisms following the deaths of 14 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. These deaths are allegedly linked to the consumption of toxic cough syrups.
The PIL, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, requests a court-monitored probe into the incidents. It also urges the constitution of a National Judicial Commission or an Expert Committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to oversee the investigation and recommend reforms.
Furthermore, the PIL seeks the transfer of all pending FIRs and investigations concerning the deaths of children across various states to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). It calls for the Central government to constitute a national-level judicial or expert body tasked with identifying regulatory failures that allowed substandard medicines to enter the market.
The plea also urges the court to mandate toxicological testing of all suspect products before they are allowed for further sale, aiming to prevent such tragedies in the future.
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