Supreme Court tells Andhra High Court to decide Ranbaxy case in 2 days
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Andhra Pradesh High Court to resolve within two days the issue of merger of Ranbaxy with Sun Pharma.
The high court had earlier passed an interim order staying the $4 billion merger. Hearing appeals filed by Sun Pharmaceutical, Ranbaxy Laboratories and Daiichi Sankyo Company against HC interim order, a bench of justices B. S. Chauhan and A. K. Sikri asked the HC to decide the issue and posted the case for hearing on May 27.
The pharmaceutical giants approached the court seeking its direction to vacate interim order on the High Court which had on April 25 stayed the merger and ordered status quo.
The HC had passed the order on a petition filed by two individual investors who alleged that there was heavy trading of Ranbaxy stock before the merger with Sun Pharma was announced on April 6. They had pleaded the court to direct Sebi to investigate the insider trading of Ranbaxy shares and take appropriate action against Sun Pharma and Silver Street.
Senior advocate Abhishekh Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sun Pharmaceutical, submitted that there is absolute abuse of process of law in the case, as the order was passed on a petition of two individuals which would affect the biggest deal in the pharma sector.
