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<news:title>Trimurti Films sues Aditya Dhar’s B62 Studios over use of Rang De Lal song in Dhurandhar 2</news:title>
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<news:title>Rajah &amp; Tann Singapore reorganises Disputes practice with new Practice Heads and focus areas</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/matrimonial-mahabharata-supreme-court-quashes-80-cases-filed-by-lawyer-husband-orders-5-crore-alimony-for-his-wife</loc>
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<news:title>Matrimonial Mahabharata: Supreme Court quashes 80 cases filed by lawyer-husband, orders ₹5 crore alimony for his wife</news:title>
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<news:title>CAT dismisses NCLT technical member’s plea against acting President appointment</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/congress-leader-pawan-khera-moves-telangana-high-court-amid-threat-of-arrest-from-assam-police</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-08T19:03:06.081+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Congress leader Pawan Khera moves Telangana High Court amid threat of arrest by Assam Police</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/absolute-defiance-supreme-court-slams-up-ias-officers-for-not-following-court-orders-on-demolition</loc>
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<image:caption>Senior Advocate Rajiv Shakdher</image:caption>
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<news:title>Absolute defiance: Supreme Court slams UP IAS officers for not following court orders on demolition</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/lidw26-lord-neuberger-toby-landau-kc-karyl-nairn-kc-to-be-keynote-speakers-for-international-arbitration-day</loc>
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<image:caption>David Neuberger, Toby Landau KC, Karyl Nairn KC</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-08T18:40:11.624+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>LIDW26: Lord Neuberger, Toby Landau KC, Karyl Nairn KC to be keynote speakers for International Arbitration Day</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/centre-urges-supreme-court-to-do-away-with-pil-jurisdiction-cji-responds</loc>
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<image:caption>Supreme Court of India</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Constitution Bench hearing Sabarimila</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Tushar Mehta</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-08T18:21:35.047+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Centre urges Supreme Court to do away with PIL jurisdiction; CJI responds</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/sathankulam-custodial-deaths-how-testimonies-of-2-women-constables-sealed-the-fate-of-9-cops</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-08T18:13:21.576+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sathankulam custodial deaths: How testimonies of 2 women constables sealed the fate of 9 cops</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/trilegal-kl-gates-baker-mckenzie-azb-act-on-wipros-375-million-acquisition-of-mindsprint-from-olam</loc>
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<image:caption>Abhishek Guha, Mahesh Wasadikar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-08T17:27:50.407+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trilegal, K&amp;L Gates, Baker &amp; McKenzie, AZB act on Wipro's $375 million acquisition of Mindsprint from Olam</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/nclt-technical-member-moves-cat-against-acting-president-appointment-after-withdrawing-petition-from-delhi-hc</loc>
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<news:title>NCLT technical member moves CAT against acting President appointment after withdrawing petition from Delhi HC</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/the-transgender-persons-protection-of-rights-amendment-act-2026-six-constitutional-vulnerabilities-for-the-coming-challenge</loc>
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<news:title>The Transgender Persons Amendment Act, 2026: Six constitutional vulnerabilities</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/taking-things-very-lightly-supreme-court-pulls-up-centre-in-plea-on-racial-discrimination-against-north-east-indians</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice Vinod Chandran and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-08T16:57:40.112+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Taking things very lightly: Supreme Court pulls up Centre in plea on racial discrimination against North East Indians</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/goa-nightclub-forgery-case-court-grants-bail-to-luthra-brothers</loc>
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<image:caption>Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra</image:caption>
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<news:title>Goa nightclub forgery case: Court grants bail to Luthra Brothers</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/secular-court-cannot-determine-whether-a-religious-practice-is-superstition-centre-to-supreme-court</loc>
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<image:caption>Constitution Bench hearing Sabarimila reference case</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Solicitor General Tushar Mehta</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-08T16:35:44.351+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Secular court cannot determine whether a religious practice is superstition: Centre to Supreme Court in Sabarimala case</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-08T12:52:26.344+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:title>India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act: A data maximisation regime?</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/jsa-advises-vtllp-on-acquisition-of-huls-prime-property-in-tamil-nadu</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-08T12:36:34.141+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>JSA advises VTLLP on acquisition of HUL's prime property in Tamil Nadu</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/trilegal-advises-canara-hsbc-life-insurance-on-250-crore-ncd-issuance</loc>
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<image:caption>Richa Choudhary, Maitreya Rajurkar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-08T12:15:13.623+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trilegal advises Canara HSBC Life Insurance on ₹250 crore NCD issuance</news:title>
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<image:caption>Shivaji Maharaj with Goa Bench of Bombay High Court</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit S. Jamsandekar</image:caption>
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</image:image><image:image>
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<image:caption>Justice Saurabh Srivastava</image:caption>
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<news:title>Delhi HC says Rana Ayyub’s tweets on Hindu deities and VD Savarkar are “derogatory, communal”, asks police to act</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/ncdrc-stays-arrest-warrants-against-salman-khan-over-rajshree-ad-calls-for-records-from-district-commission</loc>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/delhi-high-court-seeks-response-from-meity-google-on-plea-against-blocking-of-youtube-channel-4pm-news</loc>
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</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fdelhi-high-court-seeks-response-from-meity-google-on-plea-against-blocking-of-youtube-channel-4pm-news" rel="amphtml" />
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<image:caption>Prestige Group</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
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</image:image><image:image>
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</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Fcms-induslaw-khaitan-act-on-prestige-estates-projects-sare-gurugram-joint-development-agreement" rel="amphtml" />
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