In a dramatic twist to the two-week long Supreme court case between the firms of the estranged Ambani brothers, a judge dropped out of the case, pushing it back to square one.
So now, it will be a fresh set of arguments and a new set of hearings in arguably India's most high-pitched corporate battle.
A fortnight after the Supreme Court started almost daily hearings in the high-profile Ambani gas dispute, it will now have to start from scratch.
On Wednesday, Justice Raveendran, one of the three judges on the bench withdrew himself due to a conflict of interest.
He told the court, "I came to know only yesterday that my daughter is associated with a firm, which is advising RIL in matters relating to global acquisitions. My conscience is clear that justice should not only be done, but also seen to be done. I am sorry that six days of the valuable time of this court have been wasted."
The arguments will have to begin afresh before the new bench.
But the chief justice has set a new deadline. He wants to finish hearing this case by the end of the month.
When the hearing started, Justice Raveendran had made a disclosure that he holds equal number of shares in RIL and RNRL, the two firms fighting this legal battle. But the lawyers said they had no objection. Even on Wednesday, the lawyers representing the two firms tried to persuade him to continue despite the new disclosure, but Justice Raveendran, it seems had made up his mind.