New Delhi: In a major development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on Friday, calling for inquiry and systematic reform in India's drug safety mechanisms following the tragic deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan due to toxic cough syrups .

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran has taken swift action, scheduling the PIL for a hearing on October 10 after lawyer Vishal Tiwari stressed the urgency of the matter.

As per PTI, the plea seeks a court-monitored probe into the incidents and urges the constitution of a National Judicial Commission or Expert Committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge.

The PIL requests that all pending FIRs and investigations concerning the deaths of

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