# Supreme Court backs Delhi HC orders in Daiichi-Fortis dispute

> Supreme Court clears path for forensic audit in Daiichi-Fortis asset tracing.
- Title: Supreme Court backs Delhi HC orders in Daiichi-Fortis dispute
- Summary: Supreme Court clears path for forensic audit in Daiichi-Fortis asset tracing. Supreme Court upholds Delhi High Court's orders allowing Daiichi Sankyo to…
- Keywords: supreme court, delhi high court, daiichi sankyo, fortis healthcare, forensic audit, arbitral award, singh brothers, ranbaxy laboratories, ihh healthcare, Supreme, Court, backs
- Source: The Economic Times — https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/supreme-court-backs-delhi-hc-orders-in-daiichi-fortis-dispute-clears-way-for-forensic-audit/articleshow/134481755.cms
- Author: Teena Thacker
- Published: 2026-09-25T10:09:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: supreme court, delhi high court, daiichi sankyo, fortis healthcare, forensic audit, arbitral award, singh brothers, ranbaxy laboratories, ihh healthcare
## Supreme Court upholds Delhi HC orders
The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with Delhi High Court’s directions for a forensic audit in the Daiichi Sankyo-Fortis dispute.
## Forensic audit aims to trace assets
The audit focuses on transactions linked to Daiichi Sankyo’s 2016 arbitral award against former Fortis promoters.
## Key legal challenge
Fortis Healthcare challenged Delhi High Court’s orders through a Special Leave Petition before a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant.
## Justice Bagchi’s warning
Justice Bagchi stated public shareholders do not defend against forensic audits and warned: 'You may not be a judgment debtor, but you are an enabler of the judgment debtors.'

> You may not be a judgment debtor, but you are an enabler of the judgment debtors.
## Arbitral award background
Daiichi Sankyo’s 2016 award against Singh brothers over Ranbaxy Laboratories stake remains unexecuted in India.
## Next steps for enforcement
The Supreme Court’s decision allows Daiichi Sankyo to proceed with asset tracing while addressing Fortis’ links to IHH Healthcare.
## Key takeaway

Supreme Court upholds Delhi High Court's orders allowing Daiichi Sankyo to trace assets linked to its 2016 arbitral award against former Fortis promoters.