LEGAL INSIGHTS

Background Larsen & Toubro is one of India's largest engineering and construction companies. The State of Gujarat initiated land acquisition from private landowners to provide housing facilities for the company's employees under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894. This act granted the government power to acquire private land for public purposes, provided that original landowners received compensation. However, several landowners challenged the acquisition, arguing that it prima

In the landscape of international taxation and corporate law, few battlegrounds have been as fiercely contested as Vodafone International Holdings v. Union of India (2012). It is a cinematic corporate saga featuring a $11.2 billion offshore transaction, an aggressive tax department, a landmark Supreme Court victory, and a dramatic legislative plot twist that took nearly a decade to resolve. Background: In 2007, Vodafone Group acquired a 67% indirect stake in Hutchison Essar L

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. v. Cyrus Investments Pvt. Ltd. (2021) The central question in this dispute was whether dominant majority shareholders may exercise complete and unfettered control over a company, or whether their authority is subject to limits where the interests of minority shareholders are concerned. This issue lay at the heart of one of the most significant corporate disputes in recent Indian legal history. Background In 2012, Cyrus Mistry was appointed Execu