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Delhi HC refuses to issue notice to Singh brothers on plea filed by Daiichi

HC said it can't allow Daiichi to 'hold a gun to Fortis head'

Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh
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BS Web Team New Delhi
Delhi High Court today refused to issue notice to former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder and Shivinder Singh on contempt plea filed by  Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo.

HC said it can't allow Daiichi to "hold a gun to Fortis head" for every deal the brothers enter into.

Daiichi has moved court to stop the Singhs from selling their controlling stake in Fortis Healthcare Ltd to Malaysia-based healthcare group IHH, claiming that such a move violates orders passed by the court in an ongoing case to enforce a Rs 2,500-crore award granted to Daiichi last year. 

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