The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague of the Netherlands unanimously ruled in favour of Cairn Energy of the UK against India in a tax dispute.
In 2011, Cairn Energy sold its majority stake in Cairn India to Vedanta Ltd
In 2014, the Indian tax department had demanded Rs 10,247 crore as taxes.
The Indian government was seeking taxes over an internal business reorganisation using the 2012 retrospective tax law.
Earlier the Vodafone had won an international arbitration case against the Indian government in September this year.