Gambhir Foundation case: High Court's strong comment, law will prevail, not name
Gautam Gambhir gets no relief in Covid medicine case, Delhi High Court refuses to stay trial The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the trial court’s proceedings in the case of illegal storage and distribution of Covid-19 medicines against the current coach of the Indian cricket team Gautam Gambhir, his foundation, and family. The court has fixed the next hearing of the case for August 29, 2025. Let’s know the brief details of this news in the polite and eloquent style of Urdu literature. Details of the case During the second wave of Covid-19 in 2021, the Delhi Drug Control Department filed a complaint against the Gambhir Foundation, Gautam Gambhir, his wife Natasha, mother Seema, and the foundation’s CEO Aparajita Singh, alleging that they stored and distributed Covid medicines such as Febi-Flu and medical oxygen without permission. Section 18(C) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act prohibits the manufacture, sale or distribution of drugs without a permit, while Section 27(B)(ii) provides for a minimum imprisonment of three to five years and a fine for its violation. The court proceedings were conducted by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna. Gambhir's plea to quash the FIR and withdraw the April 9, 2025 order that had lifted the stay on the trial court's proceedings was heard. The court said the stay cannot be restored without hearing the parties. Gambhir's lawyer Jay Anant Dehdrai mentioned his cricketing and political roles and charitable works during Covid, but the court dismissed it as irrelevant, saying, "Losing names and identities does not affect the court; only facts and law prevail here." The next hearing will be on August 29, while the trial court is scheduled to hear on September 8. Background In September 2021, the High Court had stayed the trial court's proceedings, but the stay was lifted on April 9, 2025 because Gambhir's lawyers were absent. A user on X wrote: "Gautam Gambhir has no relief in the Covid case, Delhi High Court refuses to stay the trial." — @IndiaToday "Law rules in court, not names." — A legal expert References India Today, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, Deccan Herald, Dev Discourse, X-Post
