Future-Reliance Retail deal case: SC judge offers to recuse from hearing

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 who was sitting on the bench presided over by Chief Justice N V Ramana.