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Delhi High Court Dismisses Govt Plea Against Vodafone Move
The court dismissed the government’s plea to halt Vodafone’s arbitration proceedings under the India-United Kingdom Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA).
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the Centre’s plea challenging Vodafone’s move to initiate international arbitration against India over a retrospective tax liability imposed on the telecom firm for its $11-billion deal to acquire the stake of Hutchison Telecom. The court dismissed the government’s plea to halt Vodafone’s arbitration proceedings under the India-United Kingdom Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA).