Supreme Court defers hearing on Ambani gas row to Oct 20

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) The Supreme Court of India
Friday deferred hearing on petition filed in regard to the
Ambani gas dispute to October 20.

A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan
decided to pose the matter for October after Reliance
Industries counsel suggested the matter be heard on the 20th
of that month.

Anil Ambani group counsel Mukul Rohtagi said he had no
objection.

The cross appeals filed by Mukesh and Anil Ambani
group firm on the petition filed by the government was to come
up for hearing on September 1, but would have had to be
postponed because the Chief Justice was to head the bench on
the case was supposed to lead a constitutional bench on that
very day. PTI IB
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