She is understood to have cited professional engagements as the reason for her absence. The probe agency may issue her a fresh date.
CJI Lalit concurred with the minority view of Justice S Ravindra Bhat who held the EWS quota as "unconstitutional" for excluding poor among SCs, STs and OBCs.
The company said this was 'important' to reinforce the 'complete disassociation' from its erstwhile promoters -- Malvinder and Shivinder Singh.
The charge sheet also claimed Fernandez consciously chose to overlook Chandrashekhar's criminal past and continued to indulge in financial transactions with him and both were working in collusion.
The 36-year-old actor was stopped by the immigration authorities at the Mumbai airport on the basis of a Look Out Circular (LoC) issued by the federal probe agency, they said.
She will be questioned in the case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others.
The previous board of Fortis Healthcare had links with Singh brothers and there was an investigation by law firm Luthra and Luthra into Rs 472 crore that was diverted into other companies.
The probe agency sought to intervene in a plea of Chandrashekhar, who is lodged in Tihar jail on charges of money laundering and duping several people, and his wife seeking their transfer to a prison outside Delhi alleging threat to their lives from jail staff.
On Wednesday, Daiichi Sankyo's lawyers argued for a stay on stake sale by Fortis, which was opposed by counsels of the hospital chain and promoter entities.
A day after she was stopped from flying abroad, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned actor Jacqueline Fernandez to appear before it for questioning in a money laundering investigation against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others, officials said on Monday.
The 36-year-old actor had spent about eight hours at the agency's office on Wednesday as she was questioned and her statement was recorded in multiple sessions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
In 2014, Sun Pharma agreed to buy Ranbaxy -- which was then controlled by Daiichi.
Financial services group Religare Enteprises Ltd on Tuesday announced a top level management rejig with promoters - incumbent Chairman Malvinder Mohan Singh and his younger brother Shivinder Mohan Singh - stepping down as members of the board.
The chargesheet was filed by the agency early this month before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court in New Delhi and the Enforcement Directorate named Chandrashekhar, his wife Leena Maria Paul and six others in it.
Pinky Irani alias Angel, 53, was arrested in this case by the agency in December last year. She was recently granted bail by a Delhi court.
Whistle-blowers allege the brothers violated court orders by selling assets like art and real estate worth crores bought by funds from their companies.
Daiichi alleged that Singh brothers had concealed and misrepresented critical information concerning US Food and Drug Administration and Department of Justice investigations into Ranbaxy
Fortis Healthcare has also come under the lens of Sebi, which launched an investigation into alleged regulatory lapses
Singh, who was instrumental in building required capabilities in the organisation said his role at Fortis did not allow him to spend time with his family, as the reason behind his resignation.
From Ranbaxy to Religare, Aashish Aryan takes you through a maze of legal cases involving Malvinder Mohan Singh and his younger brother Shivinder Mohan Singh. Both are in police custody following a complaint of fund siphoning.
Markets regulator remains silent but could probe possible violations of takeover code or under fraudulent trade practices, say lawyers.
Not far back, in 2010, SRL Diagnostics, promoted by former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, acquired the diagnostic services business of Piramal Healthcare for Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion).
Four members of a Sikh family, including two minor children, have died in Atlanta, Georgia under mysterious circumstances, with the police terming it as a murder-suicide.
Gurgaon hospital to screen cinemas as non-commercial venture.
The Rs 1,550-cr deal expected to be completed by March.
The US arm of Ranbaxy pleaded guilty to seven felonies relating to the manufacture and distribution of certain adulterated drugs
To pick up 65% in Hoan My Medical Corporation; deal to be completed in 45 days.
Both Fortis and Religare are controlled by billionaire brothers Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh, but are different companies in the healthcare business.
The group currently boasts a total strength of 8,000 beds and 56 multi-specialty hospitals across the globe.
Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, the promoters of Fortis Healthcare, will acquire key subsidiaries of Hong Kong-listed Quality Healthcare Asia (QHA) for HK$1,541 million (approximately Rs 882 crore). QHA is the largest private integrated healthcare service platform in Hong Kong.
Sidhu, a former secretary of civil aviation, replaced Arvind Dave, whose five-year term has expired.
Fortis Global Healthcare Holdings on Wednesday said it will acquire 30 per cent stake in Australia's Dental Corporation for about AUD 100 millions (about Rs 450 crore).
Religare, promoted by billionaire brothers Malvinder and Shivinder Mohan Singh, was in talks with Piramal for six to eight months to buy nearly 80 per cent in Indiareit for around Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).
Fortis Healthcare said its offer to acquire the shares of Parkway Holdings, the Singapore-based company that runs Asia's largest hospital network, will close on August 12.
Piramal Healthcare and SRL have entered into an agreement for SRL to acquire Piramal Diagnostics Services Ltd, Piramal said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Religare Enterprises, the financial services group promoted by Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh, was in advance talks with the Ajay Piramal group to buy a 60 per cent stake in the latter's private equity and fund management venture, Indiareit Fund Advisors, for Rs 175 crore, said an executive close to the development.
Move comes within months of acquiring Wockhardt hospitals. Fortis Healthcare, a hospital chain promoted by former Ranbaxy owners Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, is close to a major acquisition overseas
Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, the promoters of financial services firm Religare Enterprises, will spend Rs 857 crore to acquire another 8 per cent in the company through a preferential allotment of shares and purchases from the open market.
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