Sectors · Infrastructure and projects
Infrastructure and industrial projects
Infrastructure developers, EPC contractors, public sector undertakings and project lenders work inside a mix of central and state regulation covering land acquisition, environmental law, statutory licensing and government approval, with the project timetable running throughout.
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What this covers
- Land acquisition disputes and compensation proceedings
- Environmental clearance litigation and National Green Tribunal proceedings
- Regulatory approvals and statutory licensing
- EPC and construction contract disputes and arbitration
- Public procurement disputes and tender challenges
- Writ petitions before High Courts on regulatory decisions
- Project finance and lender-side advisory
- Industrial licensing and factory regulatory compliance
The notes behind these capabilities
An engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract in India carries its delay and variation claims through the Indian Contract Act, 1872: section 55 decides whether late completion lets the owner end the contract or only claim compensation, and section 74 caps liquidated damages at the sum named, which on the Supreme Court's reading in Kailash Nath Associates v. Delhi Development Authority (9 January 2015) is payable in full only as a genuine pre-estimate of loss. Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 gives three months, and at most thirty days more, to challenge an award, and section 20A of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 bars a court from granting an injunction that would delay a listed infrastructure project.
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