India, June 19 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations of horsetrading and corruption during the trust vote won by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government in Tamil Nadu on May 13.

Terming the plea as based on "vague, bald and casual" allegations, a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant rejected the petition, which had also sought the imposition of President's Rule in the state pending the completion of the proposed investigation.

The petition was filed by KK Ramesh and was argued by advocate CR Jaya Sukin, who urged the court to take note of the prevailing political situation across states, where political parties are switching sides ...