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Vedanta Resources Limited (United Kingdom) v. The Republic of India

The PCA serves as registry and provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976.

Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) Vedanta Resources Limited (United Kingdom) (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s) The Republic of India (State)
Names of Parties -
Case number 2024-43
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Pending
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector Mining and quarrying
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Bilateral treaty
Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India for the Promotion and Protection of Investments, signed on 14 March 1994
Country A: United Kingdom
Country B: India
Language of Proceeding English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) Switzerland
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

Professor August Reinisch (Presiding Arbitrator)

Mr. Klaus Reichert SC

Mr. Justice Venkataraman Ramasubramanian 
Representatives of the Claimant(s)

Ms. Faith Gay

Mr. Rajat Rana

Mr. Manuel Valderrama

Mr. Joshua W. Bean

Selendy Gay PLLC

 

Mr. Sanjeev Kapoor

Ms. Saman Ahsan

Khaitan & Co

 
Representatives of the Respondent(s)

Mr. Atul Sharma

Mr. Shravan Yammanur

Mr. Mangesh Krishna

Ms. Prachi Kaushik

Dentons Link Legal

 

Mr. James Langley

Ms. Catherine Gilfedder

Dr. Lorna MacFarlane

Ms. Olivia Lee-Smith

Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 22 October 2024
Date of issue of final award -
Length of Proceedings Pending
Additional notes -