{
  "id": 4624289,
  "title": "Delhi HC appoints forensic auditor to examine Fortis-linked transactions in Daiichi case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/delhi-hc-appoints-forensic-auditor-to-examine-fortis-linked",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:15:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/delhi-hc-appoints-forensic-auditor-to-examine-fortis-linked-transactions-in-daiichi-case-11788163115784.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Delhi High Court has appointed a forensic auditor to examine Fortis Healthcare-linked transactions in a case involving Daiichi Sankyo's attempt to enforce a ₹3,500 crore arbitration award. The court's decision follows the Supreme Court's contempt ruling against former Fortis founders Malvinder and Shivinder Singh for violating asset freeze orders. The forensic audit will scrutinize the Singh brothers' stake in Fortis, which was allegedly diluted through share pledges and liquidations, as well as the 2018 RHT-IHH acquisition of a controlling stake in Fortis. The investigation will also assess the actions of 17 financial institutions that sold pledged shares despite court restrictions. The findings of the forensic auditor will be crucial in determining the outcome of Daiichi's recovery efforts in this lengthy legal battle.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}