New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- The Delhi high court on Friday quashed a case against India cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir and his foundation over the alleged unauthorised stocking and distribution of Fabiflu - a brand name for the antiviral drug favipiravir - during the second wave of Covid-19, ruling that the foundation's actions were charitable, free of cost and undertaken to save lives during a public health emergency.

The Delhi Drugs Control Department (DDCD) had in July 2021 registered a complaint against Gambhir, his mother Seema, and wife Natasha, as well as the Gambhir Foundation and its CEO Aprajita Singh, for offences under Section 18(c) read with Section 27(b)(ii) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The complaint followed a directi...