Amazon last Sunday won an injunction to halt Future’s affect Reliance from a Singapore arbitrator each side had agreed to use just in case of disputes. Amazon said Future’s news release and stock market disclosures violated Indian regulations, urging the regulator to research the matter and not approve the deal.
The tussle has strained Amazon’s ties not just with Future Retail – one among India’s top retailers – but also with Ambani, Asia’s richest man, and his Reliance group.
A spokesman for Future Group and therefore the Biyani family declined to comment. A Future group source denied Amazon’s allegations, saying there was no doubt of any fraud or misleading the general public or shareholders, without elaborating.
Amazon declined to discuss its letter, the contents of which haven’t previously been reported. Reliance and SEBI didn’t answer requests for comment.
Some Indian lawyers have argued the Singapore arbitrator’s order in favour of Amazon isn’t automatically enforceable and would wish ratification by an Indian court.
SEBI’s action within the matter “would promote simple doing business in India by holding listed companies in charge of their dealings,” Amazon’s letter says.
