Amazon driving us to our knees, we're broke: Future Retail to Supreme Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Amazon driving us to our knees, we're broke: Future Retail to Supreme Court

India Today  

US e-commerce major Amazon told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the talks with the Future Group to resolve the dispute over Future Retail's merger deal with Reliance Retail have failed and sought intervention to ensure that the stores of FRL are not taken over. The bench, also comprising justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli, is hearing Amazon's appeal against the January 5 order of the Delhi High Court, which stayed the arbitration proceedings before the arbitral tribunal over Future Retail's merger deal with Reliance Retail. The suggestion was made by the bench while adjourning the hearing on Amazon's appeal against the January 5 order of the Delhi High Court staying the ongoing arbitration proceedings before a three-member arbitral tribunal over Future Retail's Rs 24,500-crore merger deal with Reliance Retail. On February 9, the apex court had issued notices to Future Group firms on Amazon's plea against the high court order.

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Reliance abandons plans to buy Indian retailer amid challenges
2 years, 7 months ago

Reliance abandons plans to buy Indian retailer amid challenges

Al Jazeera  

Reliance’s decision to back out comes after almost two years of litigation as Amazon contested the takeover. In a filing Saturday, Reliance Industries Ltd. said its proposal to acquire certain assets of Mumbai-based Future Group — which ran the nation’s biggest retail grocery chain before the pandemic struck — “cannot be implemented” after its flagship firm Future Retail Ltd. failed …

Amazon-Future Row: SC Orders Resumption Of Arbitration Over Future Retail Merger With RIL
2 years, 8 months ago

Amazon-Future Row: SC Orders Resumption Of Arbitration Over Future Retail Merger With RIL

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of the consent of US e-commerce major Amazon and Future group and ordered the resumption of arbitral proceedings before the SIAC tribunal over Future Retail's merger deal to the tune of Rs 24,500 crore with Reliance Retail Ltd. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and …

Supreme Court Disposes Amazon-Future Case As Parties Agree To Resume Singapore Arbitration Proceedings
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Disposes Amazon-Future Case As Parties Agree To Resume Singapore Arbitration Proceedings

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday recorded the agreement between Amazon and Future Group to approach the Singapore Arbitration Tribunal to resume the arbitration proceedings on an understanding that the Tribunal will on priority hear Future Retail Ltd's application seeking termination of the arbitration proceedings instituted by Amazon against the FRL's merger with Reliance Group. Based on the agreement by parties …

Amazon & Future Retail Agree In Supreme Court To Appear Before Singapore Arbitration Tribunal
2 years, 8 months ago

Amazon & Future Retail Agree In Supreme Court To Appear Before Singapore Arbitration Tribunal

Live Law  

Amazon and Future Retail Ltd on Monday expressed their agreement before the Supreme Court to appear before the Singapore Arbitration Tribunal. The development happened in the special leave petition filed by Amazon challenging the Delhi High Court's order which stayed the arbitration proceedings on a challenge made by FRL. Background: The Apex Court was hearing a special leave petition filed …

Future Group Colluding With Reliance To Handover Stores, Amazon Alleges Before Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Future Group Colluding With Reliance To Handover Stores, Amazon Alleges Before Supreme Court

Live Law  

Seeking orders to restrain Future Retail Limited from alienating its assets, e-commerce giant Amazon submitted before the Supreme Court that the FRL was acting in collusion with Reliance so to let the latter take over the former's stores in violation of the injunction orders. Amazon's Notice: Amazon has also issued a public notice alleging that Future Group is on the …

Banks to take Future to debt recovery tribunal
2 years, 9 months ago

Banks to take Future to debt recovery tribunal

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : Lenders to Future Retail Ltd have abandoned plans to sue the company for the unapproved transfer of hundreds of its stores to Reliance Retail, two bankers aware of the plans said, adding that they will enforce their rights through the debt recovery tribunal and bankruptcy tribunal instead. The bankers cited above said procedures to take Future Retail to …

Amazon vs Reliance: Future of retail supremacy in India hangs in balance
2 years, 9 months ago

Amazon vs Reliance: Future of retail supremacy in India hangs in balance

India Today  

Amazon and Future group have been locked in a complex legal stand-off for more than a year now. AMAZON TO SUPREME COURT Amazon has apprehended the "disappearance” of assets and sought an interim order from the Supreme Court to ensure the preservation of assets of Future Retail Ltd besides resumption of arbitration over FRL’s merger deal with Reliance Retail. A …

Amazon urges SC to halt RIL takeover of FRL stores
2 years, 9 months ago

Amazon urges SC to halt RIL takeover of FRL stores

Hindustan Times  

Talks between Amazon and the Future Group aimed at resolving their long-running legal battle over the latter’s proposed $3.4 billion sale of retail assets to Reliance Industries have failed, lawyers for the companies informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The bench then asked Harish Salve and Mukul Rohatgi, who appeared for FRL, if the attempt by Future is to make …

'Can't Stop Reliance Taking Over Stores As We're Broke' : Future Retail Tells Supreme Court In Amazon's Case
2 years, 9 months ago

'Can't Stop Reliance Taking Over Stores As We're Broke' : Future Retail Tells Supreme Court In Amazon's Case

Live Law  

"We've been saying from day one that Amazon is driving us to our knees, they have done it, we're broke. Senior Advocate Harish Salve appearing for Future Retail Limited made the submission before a Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli. The submission came in response to the contention put forth …

Amazon slams Reliance takeover of Future stores as 'fraud' in newspaper ads
2 years, 9 months ago

Amazon slams Reliance takeover of Future stores as 'fraud' in newspaper ads

Hindustan Times  

Amazon.com Inc has gone on the attack in its bitter dispute with two retailers, accusing them of fraud in newspaper ads on Tuesday after Reliance Industries suddenly took over many of Future Retail stores. Amazon's public outcry comes even though on March 3 it offered to hold talks. Amazon has been contesting the planned $3.4 billion sale of Future Group's …

'Amazon God Has To Come Down To Talk To Us Lesser Mortals' : Future Retail On Settlement Proposal In Supreme Court
2 years, 9 months ago

'Amazon God Has To Come Down To Talk To Us Lesser Mortals' : Future Retail On Settlement Proposal In Supreme Court

Live Law  

In the Future- Amazon dispute, the lawyers on behalf of the American e-commerce giant Amazon on Thursday proposed to have an informal dialogue with the Future Group to settle the dispute amicably. Let us put our heads together and find a solution", Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium told Supreme Court today "We are always supportive of solving things amicably", a Bench …

Amazon Plans To File Criminal Case Against Future Over Store Transfers To Reliance, Says Report
2 years, 9 months ago

Amazon Plans To File Criminal Case Against Future Over Store Transfers To Reliance, Says Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: US e-commerce giant Amazon Inc plans to start criminal proceedings against its Indian partner Future Retail this week for allowing transfer of assets to Reliance Industries despite a legal prohibition, quoting sources Reuters reported on Thursday. Amazon and Future Group have been tangled in a legal impasse for over a year that has stalled the Indian firm’s $3.4-billion …

Delhi High Court Commences Hearing In Amazon - Future Dispute
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Commences Hearing In Amazon - Future Dispute

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday commenced hearing in a bunch of pleas pertaining to disputes between Amazon and Future Group, over the latter's deal with Reliance Retail.A single judge bench comprising of Justice C Hari Shankar is hearing a batch of petitions and appeals listed pursuant to the judgment dated 1st February, 2022 passed by the Supreme Court in …

Future Retail-Reliance Merger: SC Allows Future Retail To Move HC To Seek Resumption Of NCLT Proceedings
2 years, 10 months ago

Future Retail-Reliance Merger: SC Allows Future Retail To Move HC To Seek Resumption Of NCLT Proceedings

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a crucial direction from the Supreme Court, Future Retail has been allowed to move Delhi High Court to seek permission for continuation of proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal related to the sanction for its Rs 27,513-crore deal with Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices A S …

Approach HC to go ahead with NCLT proceedings: SC to FRL
2 years, 10 months ago

Approach HC to go ahead with NCLT proceedings: SC to FRL

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Future Group to approach the Delhi high court with its plea seeking continuation of proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal to get final approval for the proposed $3.4 billion sale of its retail assets to Reliance. The top court refrained from examining the rival contentions of Future and Amazon on the aspect of …

Amazon- Future Disputes: Delhi High Court To Commence Hearing On February 24
2 years, 10 months ago

Amazon- Future Disputes: Delhi High Court To Commence Hearing On February 24

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will commence hearing in a bunch of pleas pertaining to disputes between Amazon and Future Group, over the latter's deal with Reliance Retail, on February 24. Recently, the The Supreme Court had set aside the orders dated 02.02.2021 and 18.03.2021 passed by a single judge of the High Court ordering coercive …

Supreme Court issues notice to Future group on Amazon plea against Delhi HC stay
2 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Future group on Amazon plea against Delhi HC stay

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to consider a plea by e-commerce giant Amazon against a Delhi High Court stay on proceedings before a Singapore arbitral tribunal against Future group's ₹ 24,500 crore proposed deal with Reliance. The Hindu podcast | The battle between Reliance and Amazon for the Future of Indian retail A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice …

FRL-Reliance merger: Supreme Court notice to Future group on plea of Amazon
2 years, 10 months ago

FRL-Reliance merger: Supreme Court notice to Future group on plea of Amazon

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday sought a response from the Future group on Amazon's plea against the January 5 order of the Delhi High Court staying the ongoing arbitration proceedings before an arbitral tribunal over Future Retail's Rs 24,500-crore merger deal with Reliance. The Delhi High Court on January 5 had stayed the Amazon-Future arbitration which is going on …

Future v Amazon: "35,000 Jobs Will Be Saved, Banks Will Be Paid, No Shops Will Be Closed If Reliance Deal Goes Through" Future Group Lawyers To Supreme Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Future v Amazon: "35,000 Jobs Will Be Saved, Banks Will Be Paid, No Shops Will Be Closed If Reliance Deal Goes Through" Future Group Lawyers To Supreme Court

Live Law  

In the Amazon-Future case, the Future Group on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court that if Future Retail Ltd's deal with the Reliance goes through, 35000 jobs will be saved, no shops will be closed, Banks will be paid out as well, and FRL's debt will be paid to the last rupee.Senior Advocate Harish Salve appearing for Future Retail was …

Lenders to Future Retail call for its assets to be put up for auction
2 years, 10 months ago

Lenders to Future Retail call for its assets to be put up for auction

Live Mint  

Lenders to Future Retail, the company being fought over by Reliance Industries and Amazon.com Inc, have told India's Supreme Court that its assets should be put up for auction after it missed payments. "Let it be subjected to an open bid.This is the only solution," Rakesh Dwivedi, a lawyer acting for 30 or so of Future's lenders, told the Supreme …

In latest twist, India’s Future Group challenges lenders in court
2 years, 10 months ago

In latest twist, India’s Future Group challenges lenders in court

Al Jazeera  

It’s asking India’s top court to order its lenders and central bank to give it more time, not classify it as a defaulter. Indian retailer Future Group is challenging its lenders in the Supreme Court to avoid facing insolvency proceedings over missing payments, citing its dispute with partner Amazon.com Inc, according to a legal filing reviewed by Reuters. Future, the …

Refusing To Grant Interim Relief, NCLAT Admits The Amazon's Appeal Against CCI's Order
2 years, 11 months ago

Refusing To Grant Interim Relief, NCLAT Admits The Amazon's Appeal Against CCI's Order

Live Law  

The NCLAT Bench comprising of Justice M. Venugopal and Mr. V.P. refused to grant interim relief to Amazon against its plea challenging the order of the Competition Commission of India which suspended its deal with Future Coupons Pvt. Advocates with Mr. Pavan Bhushan, Ms. Ujwala Uppaluri, Ms. Hima Lawrence, Mr. Kaustubh Prakash, Mr. Vinay Tripathi, Ms. Bani Brar, Mr. Anand …

Delhi High Court stays Amazon-Future arbitration over Reliance deal
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi High Court stays Amazon-Future arbitration over Reliance deal

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the Amazon-Future arbitration which is going on before a three-member arbitral tribunal over the latter's ₹24,500-crore deal with Reliance. The high court also stayed a single judge's January 4 order that had dismissed the Future Group's two pleas seeking a direction to the arbitration tribunal, adjudicating Amazon's objections against the former's deal with …

Shares in Future Group firms fall as court dismisses appeal
2 years, 11 months ago

Shares in Future Group firms fall as court dismisses appeal

Al Jazeera  

Shares in Future Group companies have fallen a day after an Indian court dismissed Future Retail’s appeal to declare arbitration proceedings with now-estranged partner Amazon.com Inc as illegal. Amazon had successfully for months used the terms of its $200m investment in Future in 2019 to block the Kishore Biyani-owned company’s attempt to sell retail assets to Reliance, until the antitrust …

HC junks Future’s plea on arbitration with Amazon
2 years, 11 months ago

HC junks Future’s plea on arbitration with Amazon

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas by Future Group companies to direct the arbitration tribunal adjudicating on Amazon’s objections against their deal with Reliance, to decide on their termination applications first before continuing with the arbitration proceedings. Justice Amit Bansal noted the grievance of the Future Group was that in terms of the December 2021 orders of the …

Amazon challenges ED probe into 2019 deal with Future Group
3 years ago

Amazon challenges ED probe into 2019 deal with Future Group

India Today  

Amazon.com Inc is set to take the Enforcement Directorate to court over an ongoing investigation related to the US e-commerce giant’s 2019 deal with Future Group. On Wednesday, Amazon approached the Delhi High Court with an appeal to quash the ED investigation related to its $200 million investment in Future Coupons Private Limited. In the court filing, Amazon has called …

India’s Future Group’s shares surge on suspension of Amazon deal
3 years ago

India’s Future Group’s shares surge on suspension of Amazon deal

Al Jazeera  

Shares of India’s Future Group companies have surged about 20 percent after the country’s antitrust agency suspended Amazon.com Inc’s 2019 deal with the group, potentially making it easier for Reliance Retail to buy Future’s retail business. The shares soared on Monday after the regulator’s ruling on Friday that the US e-commerce giant suppressed information while seeking regulatory approval two years …

ED summons Amazon, Future Group executives in FEMA probe
3 years ago

ED summons Amazon, Future Group executives in FEMA probe

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned senior executives of Amazon India, including its country head Amit Agarwal, and that of the Future group for questioning in a foreign exchange violation probe linked to the disputed deal between the two conglomerates, official sources said on November 28. Amazon India head Agarwal, some other senior officials of the company and those of the …

ED summons top management of Amazon and FCPL over their 2019 deal
3 years ago

ED summons top management of Amazon and FCPL over their 2019 deal

Op India  

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned the top management of Amazon Inc. and Future Coupons Pvt Ltd. for questioning and verification of documents in connection with their August 2019 deal. Amazon founded by Jeff Bezos has been opposing the proposed Rs 24,700 sale of assets of Future Retail to Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries Ltd, alleging breach of control. Amazon contested …

Amazon asks CCI to revoke Reliance-Future deal approval
3 years ago

Amazon asks CCI to revoke Reliance-Future deal approval

Live Mint  

Amazon has asked India's antitrust regulator to revoke its approval for Future Retail's $3.4 billion sale of retail assets to Reliance, saying it was "illegally obtained", violating an order suspending the deal, a letter seen by Reuters shows. The battle between two of the world's richest men, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Reliance Industries Ltd boss Mukesh Ambani, marks a …

Amazon seeks to pause antitrust review of 2019 deal with India's Future Group: Report
3 years ago

Amazon seeks to pause antitrust review of 2019 deal with India's Future Group: Report

India Today  

Amazon.com Inc has asked India's Supreme Court to pause an expedited review of allegations that the U.S. firm concealed information while seeking antitrust clearance for a 2019 deal with India's Future Group, legal papers seen by Reuters showed. The Competition Commission of India in June accused Amazon of concealing facts and making false submissions when it sought approval for the …

Future Retail Employees Ask SC to Sell Its Retail Assets, Rule Against Amazon
3 years, 1 month ago

Future Retail Employees Ask SC to Sell Its Retail Assets, Rule Against Amazon

News 18  

Employees of India’s Future Retail have asked the Supreme Court to allow the company to sell its retail assets and rule against Amazon.com Inc in an ongoing dispute, citing risks to 27,000 jobs, according to a legal filing seen by Reuters. Future has failed to close its $3.4 billion deal to sell its retail assets to market leader Reliance Industries …

Future discloses new documents to bolster case against Amazon deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Future discloses new documents to bolster case against Amazon deal

Live Mint  

Independent directors at India's Future Retail have disclosed new documents in a letter to the country's antitrust watchdog aiming to bolster their case against Amazon.com Inc as they seek to revoke a 2019 deal between the two companies. A 160-page stock exchange filing on Sunday showed the directors reviewed records related to the 2019 deal between a group unit, Future …

Amazon spends Rs 8,546 cr in legal expenses during 2018-20 to maintain presence in India: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

Amazon spends Rs 8,546 cr in legal expenses during 2018-20 to maintain presence in India: Report

Firstpost  

Amazon is locked in a legal tussle over the takeover of Future Group and is facing a probe by the Competition Commission of India. US e-commerce giant Amazon, which is said to be investigating alleged bribes paid by its legal representatives in India, spent a staggering Rs 8,546 crore or $1.2 billion in legal expenses for maintaining a presence in …

SC stays proceedings in Future Group, Amazon dispute
3 years, 3 months ago

SC stays proceedings in Future Group, Amazon dispute

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed proceedings in the dispute between Future Group and e-commerce giant Amazon over a nearly ₹25,000-crore merger deal with Reliance Retail, taking into consideration the “balance of interests of both parties”. The stay order and subsequent freeze on any action by statutory authorities for the next four weeks comes as a relief for the Future …

Amazon- Future Dispute : Supreme Court Stays Enforcement Proceedings In Delhi High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Amazon- Future Dispute : Supreme Court Stays Enforcement Proceedings In Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the proceedings instituted by global e-commerce giant Amazon for the enforcement of the Emergency Award passed in its favour by a Singapore-based arbitrator which halted the merger deal between Future Retail Limited and Reliance group.The Court also asked all authorities including the NCLAT, CCI and the SEBI to not pass final orders for four …

Future-RIL deal: Amazon flags Supreme Court’s ruling to SEBI
3 years, 3 months ago

Future-RIL deal: Amazon flags Supreme Court’s ruling to SEBI

The Hindu  

Amazon has written to SEBI requesting the regulator to direct stock exchanges to withdraw the ‘Observation Letters’ that were issued related to the proposed ₹24,713-crore Future-Reliance deal. The U.S. e-commerce giant has also urged SEBI to take necessary action to comply with the recent Supreme Court judgment related to the deal. “In light of the directions contained in the Enforcement …

Amazon-FRL Dispute : Future Coupons Move Supreme Court Against Delhi HC Single Bench Order Attaching Assets
3 years, 4 months ago

Amazon-FRL Dispute : Future Coupons Move Supreme Court Against Delhi HC Single Bench Order Attaching Assets

Live Law  

After a setback, Future Group firm Future Coupons Private Ltd moved the Supreme Court on August 12, seeking a stay against the order passed by the single bench of the Delhi High Court that directed attachment of assets of Future Coupons, Future Retail, Future Group Promote Kishore Biyani's assets and issued a show-cause notice for Civil Arrest of Biyani and …

Jeff Bezos’s Amazon just won in a major battle with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance
3 years, 4 months ago

Jeff Bezos’s Amazon just won in a major battle with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — India’s top court has handed Amazon a major victory in its fight with Reliance Industries for the country’s growing e-commerce market. On Friday, the Supreme Court of India ruled in favor of the American company’s efforts to stop its rival Reliance from buying Future Retail, a local, cash-strapped retailer. Future Group had raised questions about …

Supreme Court To Hear Amazon-Future-Reliance Case On July 20
3 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear Amazon-Future-Reliance Case On July 20

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned to July 20th the hearing of the petition filed by Amazon challenging an order dated March 22 passed by a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court staying a single-judge order which had upheld the Emergency Award passed by a Singapore Tribunal halting the Reliance-Future deal. Mr Salve further suggested that the Bench may …

Breaking: Future-Amazon Case :Delhi High Court Stays Single Bench Order Upholding Emergency Award
3 years, 9 months ago

Breaking: Future-Amazon Case :Delhi High Court Stays Single Bench Order Upholding Emergency Award

Live Law  

A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court today stayed the operation of a Single-Judge bench order which had upheld an Emergency Award by a Singapore Tribunal against the contested Reliance-Future Retail Ltd retail stake sale deal worth nearly Rs.25,000 cr. Senior Advocate Harish Salve appeared for Future Retail Ltd and …

Amazon Vs Future: Supreme Court Issues Notice, Allows To Continue Proceedings Before NCLT, Bars Sanction Of Scheme
3 years, 10 months ago

Amazon Vs Future: Supreme Court Issues Notice, Allows To Continue Proceedings Before NCLT, Bars Sanction Of Scheme

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in the plea by Amazon challenging Delhi High Court's stay on the implementation of its own order passed by the Single Judge bench of Justice Midha, which had directed status quo order on the Future - Reliance retail stake sale deal of nearly Rs. 25,000 crore approved by a Board Resolution of FRL …

Supreme Court to hear Amazon’s plea to stall Future-Reliance deal today
3 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Amazon’s plea to stall Future-Reliance deal today

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a petition by e-commerce giant Amazon, which has appealed against an order of the Delhi high court lifting the restraint against the ₹24,713 crore deal between Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail Limited and Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani’s Reliance Retail. It added that the single judge’s status quo order was passed for the limited purpose of …

Top India court halt’s tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s retail deal: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Top India court halt’s tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s retail deal: Report

Al Jazeera  

The verdict is a win for Amazon which says Future Group’s sale to Ambani’s Reliance Industries violates its contract. India’s Supreme Court has barred a final ruling by a tribunal reviewing Future Group’s $3.4bn sale of retail assets until the top court hears objections from aggrieved partner Amazon.com Inc, the Reuters news agency reported citing three unidentified sources. US retail …

Advantage Future Group as HC lifts stay on Reliance deal
3 years, 10 months ago

Advantage Future Group as HC lifts stay on Reliance deal

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday allowed Kishore Biyani’s Future Retail Ltd to pursue its planned $3.4 billion sale of retail assets to Reliance Industries Ltd, ruling that US online retailer Amazon.com Inc. had prima facie no reason to stall the deal. A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh stayed a February 2 order by a …

Future Retails v Amazon : Delhi High Court Stays Single Bench's Status Quo Order On Reliance Deal
3 years, 10 months ago

Future Retails v Amazon : Delhi High Court Stays Single Bench's Status Quo Order On Reliance Deal

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday today stayed the implementation of its own order passed by the Single Judge bench of Justice Midha, which had directed status quo order on the Future - Reliance retail stake sale deal of nearly Rs. Passed by the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, the order notes that Future …

Amazon-Future tussle: Here's all you need to know
3 years, 10 months ago

Amazon-Future tussle: Here's all you need to know

Hindustan Times  

India's retail giant Kishore Biyani's Future Retail is stuck in a long-standing tussle with the US tech giant Amazon. Amazon has been blocking a deal worth $3.4 billion between Future Group and Reliance Retail alleging that the transaction between the two Indian majors violates the terms of its earlier contract with Future. > Amid the unprecedented challenges of Covid-19, Future …

Setback for Future Group as Delhi HC halts RIL deal
3 years, 10 months ago

Setback for Future Group as Delhi HC halts RIL deal

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Tuesday put the brakes on Future Retail Ltd’s $3.4 billion sale of its retail assets to Reliance Industries Ltd, acting on a petition by Amazon.com Inc, which has alleged that the deal was in violation of its own contract with Future. In an interim order, the court directed Future Retail to maintain status quo on …

Reliance Future Group deal: Amazon gets Indian court to block $3.3 billion retail deal involving Mukesh Ambani
3 years, 10 months ago

Reliance Future Group deal: Amazon gets Indian court to block $3.3 billion retail deal involving Mukesh Ambani

CNN  

CNN Business — Amazon has been handed a major legal victory in its fight to block a multibillion-dollar deal between two of India’s biggest retailers. In August 2019, Amazon invested in a Future Group entity that gave it a roughly 4.8% stake in Future Retail as of September 30 last year, according to securities filings. Amazon argued that the 2019 …

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