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Reliance Group stocks under pressure; tank up to 10.3 pc on SC move

PTI
Published : Feb 20, 2019, 12:54 pm IST
Updated : Feb 20, 2019, 12:54 pm IST

Apex court said Ambani and the others will have to purge contempt by paying Rs 453 crore to Ericsson in four weeks.

Reliance Group Chairman, Anil Ambani (Photo: File)
 Reliance Group Chairman, Anil Ambani (Photo: File)

New Delhi: Shares of Reliance Group companies tumbled up to 10.3 per cent on Wednesday after the Supreme Court held RCom chairman Anil Ambani guilty of contempt of court for wilfully violating its order and not paying Rs 550 crore dues to telecom equipment maker Ericsson.

Reliance Capital tumbled 10.26 per cent, Reliance Communications tanked 9.46 per cent, Reliance Infrastructure 8.75 per cent, Reliance Power 5.52 per cent and Reliance Home Finance 5 per cent on BSE.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held RCom chairman Anil Ambani and two others guilty of contempt of court for violating its order by not paying dues of Rs 550 crore to Ericsson, and said they faced a three-month jail term if Rs 453 crore was not paid to Ericsson in four weeks.

The apex court said Ambani and the others will have to purge contempt by paying Rs 453 crore to Ericsson in four weeks. 

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