New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- Fortis Healthcare Limited has defended its position in the ongoing legal dispute involving Daiichi Sankyo and the Singh Brothers, asserting that it was a "complete stranger" to the underlying dispute and had no role in the alleged dissipation of the erstwhile promoters' shareholding.

In a disclosure to the stock exchanges, Fortis said the Supreme Court, in its September 25 order, disposed of the company's Special Leave Petition challenging the Delhi High Court's August 31 order directing a forensic audit of the company in the matter of Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited vs. Malvinder Mohan Singh & Ors.

While allowing the forensic audit to proceed, the Supreme Court clarified that various observations in the Delhi High...