Daiichi-Ranbaxy case: SC warns Singh brothers of jail if guilty of contempt

Top court to hear contempt petition moved by Daiichi Sankyo on April 11, asks Singh brothers to be present in person

The Supreme Court on Friday threatened to send the former promoters of Fortis Healthcare, Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, to jail if it was established that they had violated the orders of the court by selling assets of the company. 

The apex court, while expressing dissatisfaction over the replies filed by the two brothers on how they planned to pay the more than Rs 3,500-crore dues to Daiichi Sankyo, said it would directly hear the contempt petition moved against them on April 11.

“You may be owning half of the world but you cannot satisfy your creditors by simply telling