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FRL-RIL deal: SC judge offers to recuse; final hearing on November 23

The bench was also hearing a counter plea by Amazon, seeking to restrain the regulators from approving the merger deal

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The bench said the last order was passed with the consent of the parties that the regulatory authorities will not approve the merger deal without prior nod from the top court

Press Trust of India
Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli on Thursday offered to recuse herself from hearing a batch of petitions arising out of the Amazon-Future Retail case, saying she and her family members have shares in Reliance Industries Ltd group firms, one of the interested parties to the litigation.

“We have no objection,” said a battery of lawyers appearing for parties including the US-based e-commerce giant Amazon, Future Retail Limited (FRL) and Future Coupons Private Ltd (FCPL).

“I and my family members have some shares in Reliance Industries Ltd and if you have any problem with this then I will recuse,” said Justice Kohli

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