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GST Impact On Highway BOT Toll Concessions: An Overview Of Rajasthan HC’s Ruling
A Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court has ruled that Build-Operate-Transfer concessionaires must pay GST on works contract services rendered to NHAI, treating toll collection rights as taxable consideration. This landmark judgment fundamentally reshapes the tax landscape for highway PPP projects, potentially affecting project bankability, investor appetite, and the cost mechanics for developers participating in India's infrastructure development bids.
India Tax
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DSK Legal
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From Arbitration To Mediation: The Government’s Evolving Approach To Dispute Resolution In India
India’s arbitration landscape has evolved significantly through legislative reforms and a pro-arbitration judicial approach. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has undergone several amendments in the past three decades to position India as a global arbitration hub. However, a series of developments from 2023-2024 have disrupted India’s trajectory toward becoming a global arbitration hub.
India Litigation
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S&A Law Offices
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Ministry Of Defence Releases Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure 2026
The Department of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, had released the draft Defence Acquisition Procedure 2026 (“DAP 2026”), inviting comments and suggestions from all stakeholders. It is intended to replace the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (“DAP 2020”) upon approval. It sets out the framework governing capital acquisitions of defence equipment under the capital budget of the Indian armed forces.
India Government
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JSA
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Defence Dispatch - April 2026
This edition of Defence Dispatch examines three pivotal developments from April 2026: India and Germany's ten-year defence industrial cooperation roadmap that advances the P-75I submarine deal, the newly published India-Russia RELOS agreement allowing unprecedented foreign military presence on Indian soil, and South Korea's state visit outcomes that shift the K9 Vajra partnership toward co-development and joint design of advanced military systems.
India Government
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Ikigai Law
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Crossing Borders, Splitting Atoms: Exchange Control Issues In India’s Nuclear Energy Sector
India stands at a pivotal juncture in its nuclear energy journey. With an ambitious target of achieving 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047, the country is actively courting foreign participation across the nuclear value chain from uranium supply and reactor construction to technology licensing and waste management. Yet, beneath this energy ambition lies a formidable thicket of exchange control regulations that govern every cross-border financial transaction in this sector.
India Commercial
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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