1. Maxis Communications Berhad 2. Global Communication Services Holdings Limited v. Republic of India
The PCA provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of Malaysia for the Promotion and Protection of Investment which entered into force on 12 April 1997, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the and the Republic of Mauritius for the Promotion and Protection of Investment which entered into force on 20 June 2020, and the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, 1976.
Case information
| Name(s) of Claimant(s) |
1. Maxis Communications Berhad 2. Global Communication Services Holdings Limited (Private entity ) |
| Name(s) of Respondent(s) | Republic of India (State) |
| Names of Parties | - |
| Case number | 2021-38 |
| Administering institution | Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) |
| Case status | Pending |
| Type of case | Investment arbitration |
| Subject matter or economic sector | Telecommunications |
| Procedural rules | UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976 |
| Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced | - |
| Language of Proceeding |
English |
| Seat of Arbitration (by Country) | United Kingdom |
| Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s) | The Right Honourable Lord Mance, PC Mr. D. Brian King Professor Zachary Douglas KC |
| Representatives of the Claimant(s) |
Mr. Toby Landau KC Duxton Hill Chambers
Mr. Lucas Bastin KC Ms. Jackie McArthur Ms. Naomi Hart Ms. Gretta Schumacher Essex Court Chambers
Ms. Zahra Al-Rikabi Brick Court Chambers
Ms. Courtney Grafton Twenty Essex
Mr. Peh Aik Hin Ms. Chua Xinying Ms. Rebecca Chia Ms. Abigail Fernandez Allen & Gledhill LLP
Mr. Vyapak Desai Vyapak Desai Law Chambers
Mr. Alipak Banerjee Alipak Banerjee Law Chambers |
| Representatives of the Respondent(s) |
Mr. Gulzar Natarajan, Additional Secretary (T) Mr. Ashok Kumar Jain, Deputy Director General (IP) Mr. Alok Ranjan, Director (IP) Mr. Amit Upadhayay, Under Secretary (IP) Department of Telecommunication Ministry of Communications Government of India
H.E. Mr. Kumar Tuhin, Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Ms. K.C. Sowmya, Counsellor (Legal) Embassy of India, The Hague Embassy of India The Hague, The Netherlands
Mr. Abhishek Singh, Joint Secretary Ms. Manisha Swami, Director Ms. Sindhu Acharya, Consultant (Legal) Mr. Noble Robinson, Consultant (legal) Ministry of External Affairs Government of India
Ms. Reetu Jain, Economic Adviser Mr. Dhruv Chakravarty, Director Ms. Trishla Singh, Assistant Director Mr. Arpit Mallick, Legal Consultant Department of Economic Affairs Ministry of Finance Government of India
Dr. Rajiv Mani, Law Secretary Dr. R J R Kasibhatla, Additional Legal Adviser Department of Legal Affairs Ministry of Law and Justice Government of India
Dr. Constantinos Salonidis Ms. Christina Beharry Mr. Lawrence H. Martin Mr. Sudhanshu Roy Ms. Katherine Peiffer Ms. Ivana Mariles Toledo Ms. Rumbidzai Maweni Mr. Pablo Nilo Donoso Foley Hoag LLP Washington, D.C.
Mr. Daniel Schimmel Ms. Eva Paloma Treves Foley Hoag LLP New York
Mr. Suhaan Mukerji Ms. Chitralekha Das Mr. Harsh Hiroo Gursahani Mr. Jibran Khan Mr. Sayandeep Pahari PLR Chambers New Delhi |
| Representatives of the Parties | |
| Number of Arbitrators in case | 3 |
| Date of commencement of proceeding | 2021 |
| Date of issue of final award | - |
| Length of Proceedings | Pending |
| Additional notes | - |