Prasad hoped the verdict would be made in the near future and declined to comment on the course of action should it be delayed.
"Someone will have to take a decision on the gas dispute soon. Otherwise the country will keep losing $20 billion every year on oil imports," he said. Sources close to the company ruled out any possibility of an out-of-court settlement on the issue.
Image: Reliance Industries' refinery at Jamnagar. (Inset) Mukesh and Nita Ambani. | Photograph, courtesy: Business Standard
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