Entitled to relief of restraining Vodafone from initiating second international arbitration, Centre tells Delhi High Court

NEW DELHI: The Centre Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it was entitled to the relief of restraining telecom major Vodafone from initiating a second international arbitration against India in connection with a tax demand, irrespective of the outcome of arbitration proceedings under the India-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA). The Centre urged the high court to sine die adjourn its appeal against the single judge’s verdict permitting consolidation of two international arbitrations initiated by the company against India under the India-Netherlands and India-UK BIPA.