India: Hotels & Hospitality

“You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” 1 The Eagles’ celebrated lyrics from the song Hotel California captures, with uncanny precision, the dilemma confronting professional athletes who wish to compete at the highest level of organised sports. The mandatory arbitration clause, often hidden in entry forms and federation regulations, presents athletes with a proverbial Hobson’s choice: accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (‘CAS’), or sacrifice a professional career altogether.

India's hospitality sector presents significant opportunities for foreign investors, with 100% FDI permitted under the automatic route. Understanding the legal framework under FEMA, compliance requirements, and recent policy reforms is essential for navigating investment in hotels, resorts, and tourism infrastructure while avoiding prohibited real estate transactions.

Imagine you are in a restaurant with your family, enjoying the meal. When the bill arrives, it shocks you at how much extra you have been charged for bringing the food to your table.

In a landmark ruling on a foreign entity's taxable presence in India, the Supreme Court in Hyatt International Southwest Asia Ltd. v Additional Director of Income-tax, 2025 INSC 891 held that the existence of sustained, pervasive, and enforceable control ...

With a robust increase in tourism and favourable government initiatives aimed at bolstering ‘ease of doing business', the hospitality sector in India has substantially flourished in the recent past, witnessing transactions worth USD 340 million in 2024.

On 28 March 2025, the Delhi High Court delivered a significant judgment in the matter of National Restaurant Association of India & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr addressing the legality of mandatory service charges levied by restaurants and hotels.

Dominance is the position an organization holds within a specific product and geographic market. Thus, delineating relevant market is a sine qua non for an abuse of dominance proceeding...

Have you been wanting to start a liquor business? Liquor business is one of the most thriving businesses in India however, it is a heavily regulated sector as liquor as an intoxicant comes...

On 19 October 2022, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed penalties of INR 223.48 crore and INR 168.88 crore on MakeMyTrip, Goibibo (MMT-Go) and Oravel Stays...