The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to stay the trial court proceedings which are ongoing against Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir. Along with Gautam Gambhir, his foundation and others have been accused of illegally stocking and distributing COVID-19 drugs.

While refusing to grant the reprieve for now, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna agreed to hear on 29 August Gambhir's petition for quashing the FIR and recalling an order of 9 April which vacated the stay on the trial court proceedings.

After listening to Gautam Gambhir’s legal counsel, the judge said, "Once you get a stay, you stop appearing, the investigation stops, nothing survives and the whole case goes (away)," as cited by news agency PTI.