The controversy surrounding the Delhi excise policy started in July when LG Vinai Kumar Saxena suggested the CBI conduct an investigation into the purported inconsistencies.
On April 16, during a Hanuman Jayanti parade in Delhi's Jahangirpuri, two groups engaged in violent fights that resulted in the injuries of eight police officers and one civilian.
The Supreme Court was considering a PIL that asked for guidelines to hold pharmaceutical corporations accountable for providing freebies to physicians as an inducement to prescribe their medications.