A New Delhi court ruled that Reliance Industries' deal to purchase local rival Future Retail for $3.3 billion should be put on to protect the rights of Amazon, who objected to it last year.
The court ordered all parties involved in the deal to "maintain status quo" pending its final judgment.
Future Retail vowed to take appropriate steps and explore all legal remedies to pursue the Reliance deal.
At stake is strategic access to a network of popular grocery stores and retail shops in India.
Amazon invested in a Future Group entity that gave it a stake of roughly 4.8 percent in Future Retail as of September 30 last year. The deal also gave Amazon a right of first refusal in the sales of Future Retail shares.
According to Amazon, a 2019 deal with the Future Group entity included a non-compete clause, which listed 30 parties with which Future Retail and Future Group could not do business with. The list included Reliance.
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) emergency arbitrator ordered a temporary halt to the deal last October.
The Future Group questioned the validity of the SIAC arbitration order in India, but the Delhi High Court it "enforceable."


Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon's Blacklisting of AI Company Anthropic
UBS Seeks Legal Protection Over Credit Suisse's Nazi-Era Banking Activities
CK Hutchison's Panama Ports Dispute Escalates as Arbitration Claims Surpass $2 Billion
Will a new border deal with the US open a backdoor into Kiwis’ personal data?
Innate Pharma Reports 55% Revenue Drop and €49.2M Net Loss for 2025
Makemation: a Nollywood movie that shows AI in action in Africa
Novartis to Acquire Biotech Firm Excellergy in $2 Billion Deal
Maduro Faces Rare Narcoterrorism Charges in U.S. Court
Cybersecurity Stocks Tumble After Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI Leak Sparks Market Fears
CTOC Adds 3,000 Doctors, 500 Hospitals Ahead of Liquidity Push
Trump White House Unveils National AI Policy Framework for Congress
Google's TurboQuant Algorithm Sends Memory Chip Stocks Tumbling
Reflection AI Eyes $25 Billion Valuation in Massive $2.5 Billion Funding Round
Super Micro Computer Shares Plunge After Co-Founder Charged in AI Chip Smuggling Case
Federal Reserve Hires Robert Hur to Fight DOJ Subpoenas Targeting Jerome Powell
NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission
Brazil's Top Court Blocks Trump Official's Visit to Imprisoned Bolsonaro 



