The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by a filmmaker seeking an independent probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sridevi, who was found dead in a hotel in Dubai on February 24.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said they have dismissed similar pleas in the past and cannot entertain the petition now.

Sunil Singh argued in his plea that Sridevi was 5 feet 7 inches tall and the bathtub in which she drowned was only 5 feet long. Dubai Police said Sridevi died from drowning in the hotel bathtub “following the loss of consciousness” after a post-mortem analysis.

Singh’s lawyer senior advocate Vikas Singh argued before the court that an insurance policy worth Rs 240 crore in was brought in Sridevi’s name in Oman and could be encashed only if the actor died in Dubai.

The filmmaker claimed in his petition that he personally visited the hotel in Dubai along with his legal advisors and found startling facts which pointed to the unnatural death of the actor.

He moved the top court after the Delhi high court had on March 9 refused to entertain his public interest litigation to probe her death, saying authorities in India and Dubai had already looked into the incident.