Will govt appeal against Cairn order? Response to Vodafone tangle holds clue
Supreme Court lawyer Arvind Datar, who has represented Cairn in this case, says that the government has the right to appeal but he does not know whether they will appeal or not
Dipak Mondal | December 27, 2020 | Updated 12:53 IST
In yet another setback to the government, an international arbitral tribunal has ruled unanimously that India has breached its obligations to Cairn under the UK-India Bilateral Investment Treaty and has awarded to Cairn damages of $1.2 billion plus interest and costs. It has now become payable. This is the second such defeat for the government after a similar order was passed by an international tribunal against the retrospective taxation on Vodafone in September this year.