Cairn wins arbitration ruling against India in tax dispute: What is this case?
Like Vodafone, this dispute between the Indian government and Cairn also relates to retrospective taxation. Written by Aashish Aryan , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 29, 2020 9:09:19 am
Worker cycles by machinery at Cairn India, Oil and Gas exploration plant at Barmer in Rajasthan. (Photo via Bloomberg)
The Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague has ruled that the Indian government
was wrong in applying retrospective tax on Cairn. In its ruling, the international arbitration court said that Indian government must pay roughly Rs 8,000 crore in damages to Cairn.