BIG win for Vodafone as Permanent Court of Arbitration issued an unanimous decision, holding India to be in breach of the ‘fair and equitable’ treatment obligations under the BIT.
The lawyers for Vodafone are Harish Salve and the team of DMD Advocates (Anuradha Dutt (in picture), Feresthe Sethna, Haaris Fazili and Kunal Dutt)
Decision:
1) Tribunal has jurisdiction 2) Vodafone is entitled to fair and equitable treatment laid down in the Article 4(1) of the Agreement 3) Government of India's conduct is a BREACH of GUARANTEE under Article 4(1)
Govt of India has to pay 40 crores+ as costs to Vodafone
Government of India will reimburse Vodafone a sum of £4,327,294.50 which is 60% of legal costs of Vodafone and 3,000 Euros which is 50% of costs borne by Vodafone to the Appointing Authority.
[FULL STORY] PCA has ruled in favour of Vodafone with respect to the Indian government's retrospective tax claim of ~ $5.5 billion together with penalty & interest (~Rs 40,000 Crores) stemming from the company's acquisition of Hutch in 2007. #Vodafone
A Delhi court to shortly hear the plea challenging decision of a civil court dismissing a suit seeking restoration of Hindu and Jain temples at the Qutub Minar complex in the capital.
#Varanasi District Court to shortly deliver order on whether the Order 7 Rule 11 application by the Muslim side seeking to reject the civil suit of the Hindu side seeking claim on #GyanvapiMosque be heard first or the commisioner survey report will also be taken along with it
The Hindu side had urged the District Judge AK Vishvesha to grant them access to the CD, Photographs and other contents of the Advocate Commissioner survey report of #GyanvapiMosque
Muslim side submitted the maintainability application be heard first #KashiVishwanathTemple
Delhi High Court will continue to hear today the appeal filed by former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case. #DelhiHighCourt#UmarKhalid#DelhiRiots#UAPA
Delhi Police had arrested Khalid in September 2020 for his alleged involvement in the riots in North-east Delhi.
He has been charged with criminal conspiracy as well as UAPA. A special court had denied him bail in March, 2022. #DelhiHighCourt#UmarKhalid#DelhiRiots#UAPA
The appeal will be heard by a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar which is likely to sit specially for this matter at 2:15pm. #DelhiHighCourt#UmarKhalid#DelhiRiots#UAPA
District and Sessions Judge of #Varanasi, Dr AK Vishvesha will shortly begin hearing the civil suit by Hindu parties seeking worshipping rights inside #Gyanvapimosque. The court will decide the application for maintainability of suit filed by Muslim side first
The corridors leading to the courtroom of District Judge Vishvesha abuzz with Gyanvapi case conversations #GyanvapiMosque#Varanasi
The #GyanvapiMosqueCase will be heard post 2 pm. Parties seen thronging the courtroom. Media access is barred so far
Delhi University professor Ratan Lal granted bail after he was arrested by Delhi Police for his Shivling post on social media and booked for promoting enmity.
Judge in bail order: The undersigned, in personal life, is a proud follower of Hindu religion and would call the post distasteful and unnecessary comment made on a controversial topic. #GyanvapiMosque#Shivling@DelhiPolice@ratanlal72
Judge: For another person, the same post can appear to be shameful but may not incite the feeling of hatred towards another community.
The Supreme Court Bar Association holds the farewell function in honour of Justice L Nageswara Rao who had his last working as Supreme Court judge today before the top court closed for vacations.
Sr Adv Pradeep Rai: Justice Rao has a multi faceted personality. Apart from being a good cricketer, He acted in many films as a police inspector. He was there even in serials. He acted in the movie "Kanoon Apna Apna" in which he acted with Kader Khan and Sanjay Dutt
Rai: Though I wanted to dig out more, Justice Rao' staff say we cannot dig more than this. Draupadi in Mahabharat prayed for a husband who was Humble, Good looking, handsome, & married 5 Pandavas. Madam (to Justice Rao’s wife) you prayed the same and you got Justice Rao.