India, Aug. 29 -- The Delhi drugs control department on Friday opposed Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir and his foundation's plea before the Delhi High Court to quash a case related to the alleged unauthorised stocking and distribution of Fabiflu during the second wave of Covid-19, stating that a trial is "imperative to determine the veracity of the allegations".

Even as a bench of justice Neena Bansal Krishna reserved its verdict on the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP's petition - which also seeks to quash the summons issued by the trial court - the drugs control department's counsel argued that the plea was not maintainable, as Gambhir had approached the high court directly without first challenging the summons befo...