INFORM: Infrastructure, Projects & Finance – September 2025

In our latest edition, we have shared the trends shaping the infrastructure landscape and key developments in projects and finance, with certain case laws highlighting the judicial perspective.

Case laws:

• Delhi HC: Tender Challenges Maintainable Only by Participants or in a Timely
  Objectors
• Primacy of CoC’s Commercial Wisdom Reaffirmed: Moratorium under
  Section 14(1)(d) Not a Bar to Voluntary Surrender of Leased Premises
• SC Upholds Suspension of Toll in Ernakulam–Mannuthy BOT stretch in
  Kerala
• Legal Safeguards in Blacklisting: Order Must Align with Show Cause Notice
  and Ensure Fair Hearing
• Bombay High Court: Bank Guarantee Claims Must Be Made Within Validity
  Period; Writ Jurisdiction Not a Remedy

Quick Reads:

• MoRTH Invites Comments on Draft Policy for Development of Wayside
  Amenities on Private Land
• Ensuring Road Safety: Addressing Widespread Non-Compliance with Work
  Zone Guidelines in India
• Tamil Nadu to Establish High-Speed EV Charging Infrastructure for
  Commercial Fleets
• Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025: A Legislative Framework for Modernising India’s
  Maritime Trade and Coastal Economy
• Parliamentary Panel Calls for Rationalisation and Independent Oversight of
  Toll Collection on National Highways

Quick Reads:

• Strategic Collaboration Between Indian Oil Corporation and NIIF
• The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025: Key Highlight
• SEBIs Revises Framework for Conversion of Private Listed InvITs into Public
  InvITs
• Non-Deduction of Threshold Amount in Change-in-Law Claims under
  Concession Agreements
• Strengthening Eligibility Norms: NHAI Revises Qualification Criteria for HAM
  Projects
• Raising the Bar: NHAI Revises Qualification Criteria for EPC Projects