INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Delhi High Court has actually halted arbitration procedures in the Future Group, Amazon caseDelhi High Court has actually halted arbitration
proceedings between Future Group and its estranged United States partner Amazon.com in light of the Competition Commission of India's (CCI)
suspension of a 2019 offer in between the 2 sides.The decision on Wednesday is a setback for United States e-commerce giant Amazon, which
had actually effectively utilized the terms of its 2019 financial investment in a Future system to block the Indian company's attempt to
sell retail possessions to a rival.But after the CCI suspended the 2019 deal last month, mentioning suppression of information by Amazon
while looking for clearances, Future argued there was no legal basis for the arbitration between the 2 sides to continue in Singapore.A
two-judge bench led by Chief Justice D N Patel of the Delhi High Court agreed with Future's arguments, putting the arbitration proceedings
If the proceedings are not halted, Justice Patel said this would cause an irreversible loss to Future
We thus stay even more proceedings of arbitral tribunal till next date of hearing, said Justice Patel, adding the court will reconvene on
February 1 to hear the case again.Future and Amazon did not respond to requests for comment.Later in the day, the Singapore International
Arbitration Center (SIAC) ended the arbitration procedures in the Amazon-Future dispute scheduled in between January 5 and 8 after a stay
order was gone by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, firm reports said
In view of this order, the Singapore International Arbitration Center has actually ended the arbitration proceedings arranged in between
January 5 and 8, 2022, till more orders, stated Future Retail in a regulative filing.Meanwhile, a source familiar with the case said that
Amazon was most likely to legally challenge the Delhi High Court's decision.The long-running conflict is being heard by a Singapore
arbitration panel, however the so-called seat of the arbitration is New Delhi, indicating proceedings are governed by Indian law.Amazon
has long argued that Future broke the terms of its 2019 handle choosing to offer retail properties to market leader Reliance Industries, and
the US company's position had actually so far been backed by the Singapore arbitrator and Indian courts
Future denies any wrongdoing.The dispute over Future Retail, which has more than 1,500 supermarket and other outlets, is a flashpoint
between Jeff Bezos' Amazon and Reliance, run by magnate Mukesh Ambani, as they attempt to get the advantage in Indian retail.Future had
actually approached the Delhi High Court after the Singapore arbitration panel did not consent to its immediate needs to terminate the
proceedings after antitrust suspension of the 2019 deal.Amazon has said it will legally challenge the CCI's suspension of the 2019
deal.Future has said it is looking at liquidation if the Reliance asset sale deal fails after its retail businesses were hit hard during the
