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HSA Advocates has successfully defended Yash Raj Films against an appeal by Ajay Devgn Films before the Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT).

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co has appointed Mugdha Sahal as the director of its private client practice (PCP) in Mumbai.

India’s newly-minted Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR) has “the potential to hinder the growth of the infrastructure and real estate sector” according to a critique issued by Majmudar & Partners.

Sonu Bhatnagar has joined Economic Laws Practice as a partner in its New Delhi tax litigation practice.

Khaitan Sud & Partners has acted as lender’s counsel to State Bank of Patiala, part of a consortium of 14 banks, in connection with a 2.4 billion rupee working capital facility extended to steel manufacturer Asian Colour Coated Ispat (ACCIL).

In a decision issued on Tuesday, India's Supreme Court set a further hearing date of 7 January to consider Reliance’s arguments for the appointment of a foreign tribunal chair to preside over a dispute concerning cost recovery at two gas fields off the coast of Andhra Pradesh. Canada’s Niko Resources and UK oil major BP also have minority interests in the fields as non-operators but are not parties to the arbitration claim.