India: Hotels & Hospitality

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“You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” 1 The Eagles’ celebrated lyrics from the song Hotel California captures, with uncanny precision, the dilemma confronting professional athletes who wish to compete at the highest level of organised sports. The mandatory arbitration clause, often hidden in entry forms and federation regulations, presents athletes with a proverbial Hobson’s choice: accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (‘CAS’), or sacrifice a professional career altogether.

India's hospitality sector presents significant opportunities for foreign investors, with 100% FDI permitted under the automatic route. Understanding the legal framework under FEMA, compliance requirements, and recent policy reforms is essential for navigating investment in hotels, resorts, and tourism infrastructure while avoiding prohibited real estate transactions.

The case of "Al-Hamd Tradenation vs Phonographic Performances Limited" centered on the issue of whether demanding exorbitant licensing fees constitutes a refusal under Section 31 of the Copyright Act, 1957, and whether such refusal would justify the grant of a compulsory license.

In a landmark ruling on a foreign entity's taxable presence in India, the Supreme Court in Hyatt International Southwest Asia Ltd. v Additional Director of Income-tax, 2025 INSC 891 held that the existence of sustained, pervasive, and enforceable control ...

With a robust increase in tourism and favourable government initiatives aimed at bolstering ‘ease of doing business', the hospitality sector in India has substantially flourished in the recent past, witnessing transactions worth USD 340 million in 2024.

The CESTAT New Delhi has set aside a demand of service tax against a major online travel company which allowed the customers to book hotel rooms through...

Dominance is the position an organization holds within a specific product and geographic market. Thus, delineating relevant market is a sine qua non for an abuse of dominance proceeding...

Have you been wanting to start a liquor business? Liquor business is one of the most thriving businesses in India however, it is a heavily regulated sector as liquor as an intoxicant comes...