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<image:caption>Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia</image:caption>
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<news:title>Beyond drug seizures: Why tracing proceeds of crime is critical to India’s fight against narcotics</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/injunction-against-chatgpt-would-hurt-indian-ai-development-users-delhi-hc-differs-with-dpiit-white-paper</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice Amit Bansal</image:caption>
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<news:title>Injunction against ChatGPT would hurt Indian AI development, users: Delhi HC differs with DPIIT white paper</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/the-umeed-portal-and-the-crisis-of-trust-why-only-27-of-indias-waqf-properties-got-registered-and-what-that-tells-us-about-the-amendment</loc>
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<news:title>UMEED portal and the crisis of trust: Why only 27% of India's waqf properties got registered</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/industrial-pollution-of-water-bodies-in-rajasthan-a-sign-of-systemic-failure-supreme-court</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta</image:caption>
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<news:title>Industrial pollution of water bodies in Rajasthan a sign of systemic failure: Supreme Court</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/allahabad-hc-warns-family-court-judges-of-contempt-of-court-for-failure-to-enforce-maintenance-orders</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice Praveen Kumar Giri</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T17:55:43.989+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Allahabad HC warns family court judges of contempt of court for failure to enforce maintenance orders</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/anagram-partners-launches-in-bengaluru-with-azb-partner-anind-thomas-and-elp-partner-ravisekhar-nair</loc>
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<image:caption>Anind Thomas, Ravisekhar Nair</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T17:46:20.321+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Exclusive: AZB Partner Anind Thomas, ELP Partner Ravisekhar Nair to launch Anagram Partners Bengaluru office</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/delhi-high-court-declines-to-entertain-pil-for-criminal-action-against-cjp-protestors</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T15:55:15.983+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi High Court declines to entertain PIL for criminal action against CJP protestors</news:title>
<news:keywords>delhi high court  , cockroach janta party , cjp protests </news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/delhi-high-court-refuses-to-entertain-pil-for-nia-probe-into-cjp-protests-plea-withdrawn</loc>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T15:29:56.646+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi High Court refuses to entertain PIL for NIA probe into CJP protests; plea withdrawn</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-plea-alleging-police-excesses-against-students-protesting-at-jantar-mantar</loc>
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<image:caption>CJP Protest</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T15:08:37.751+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Supreme Court agrees to hear plea alleging police excesses against students protesting at Jantar Mantar</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/pil-before-delhi-high-court-challenges-internet-shut-down-around-jantar-mantar</loc>
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<image:caption>Internet Shutdown</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T15:05:27.938+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PIL before Delhi High Court challenges internet shutdown around Jantar Mantar</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/openai-did-not-violate-copyright-laws-by-using-ani-news-to-train-chatgpt-delhi-high-court-declines-interim-relief</loc>
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<image:caption>ANI and ChatGPT</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Amit Bansal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T14:49:01.711+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OpenAI did not violate copyright laws by using ANI news to train ChatGPT: Delhi High Court declines interim relief</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/seven-all-women-benches-to-sit-at-karnataka-high-courts-dharwad-wing-on-august-1</loc>
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<image:caption>Karnataka High Court judges</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T14:16:17.091+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Seven all-women benches to sit at Karnataka High Court's Dharwad wing  on August 1</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/supreme-court-restrains-posting-circulating-clips-of-live-streamed-court-hearings-without-permission</loc>
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<image:caption>Supreme Court, Live Streaming</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T14:12:15.473+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Supreme Court restrains posting, circulating clips of live-streamed court hearings without permission</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/where-did-exam-papers-go-jk-high-court-to-hold-fresh-exam-for-67-candidates-after-exam-material-falls-short</loc>
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<image:caption>Srinagar Bench, Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh High Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T13:45:14.920+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Where did exam papers go? J&amp;K High Court to hold fresh exam for 67 candidates after 'exam material falls short'</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/can-you-do-whatever-you-like-delhi-high-court-questions-eci-on-deployment-of-teachers-for-sir-duty</loc>
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<image:caption>Classroom</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fcan-you-do-whatever-you-like-delhi-high-court-questions-eci-on-deployment-of-teachers-for-sir-duty" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T13:32:10.783+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Can you do whatever you like? Delhi High Court questions ECI on deployment of teachers for SIR duty</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/neet-paper-leak-centre-assures-supreme-court-it-is-going-ten-extra-miles-for-students</loc>
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<image:caption>NEET 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T12:56:07.022+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NEET paper leak: Centre assures Supreme Court it is going 'ten extra miles' for students</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/white-brief-elevates-kanan-chawda-to-partner-in-dispute-resolution-adr-contracts-practice</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T12:38:48.024+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>White &amp; Brief elevates Kanan Chawda to Partner in Dispute Resolution, ADR &amp; Contracts Practice</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/attempt-to-tarnish-home-department-kerala-hc-to-dysp-on-lapses-in-arrest-of-professor-booked-for-dalit-student-suicide</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice A Badharudeen</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T11:44:58.860+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Attempt to tarnish Home Department? Kerala HC to DySP on lapses in arrest of professor booked for Dalit student suicide</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/foreign-judges-from-uk-nepal-bhutan-brazil-kenya-visit-supreme-court-ahead-of-uncitral-event</loc>
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<image:caption>Foreign judges attending Supreme Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T11:31:15.015+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Foreign judges from UK, Nepal, Bhutan, Brazil, Kenya visit Supreme Court ahead of UNCITRAL event</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/universal-legal-advises-veriqus-on-387-crore-fundraise</loc>
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<image:caption>Veriqus</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Funiversal-legal-advises-veriqus-on-387-crore-fundraise" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T11:24:14.440+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Universal Legal advises Veriqus on ₹387 crore fundraise</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/tta-farooq-and-associates-advise-ifc-on-sanctioning-30-million-to-popular-pharma</loc>
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<image:caption>Gautam Saha, Nikhil Bahl</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T11:23:53.939+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TT&amp;A, Farooq and Associates advise IFC on sanctioning $30 million to Popular Pharma</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/khaitan-co-assists-gallagher-centre-of-excellence-on-leasing-offices-in-bengaluru-gurugram-pune</loc>
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<image:caption>Sudheer Madamaiah, Avnish Sharma, Devendra Deshmukh</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Fkhaitan-co-assists-gallagher-centre-of-excellence-on-leasing-offices-in-bengaluru-gurugram-pune" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T11:23:26.836+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Khaitan &amp; Co assists Gallagher Centre of Excellence on leasing offices in Bengaluru, Gurugram, Pune</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/jsa-advises-lead-investor-ivycap-ventures-on-switchon-pre-series-b-fundraise</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>SwitchOn</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Anurag Shrivastav</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Fjsa-advises-lead-investor-ivycap-ventures-on-switchon-pre-series-b-fundraise" rel="amphtml" />
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/touchstone-partners-onboards-ttas-tanay-agarwal-and-sams-puneeth-nagaraj-as-partners</loc>
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</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fcorporate%2Ftouchstone-partners-onboards-ttas-tanay-agarwal-and-sams-puneeth-nagaraj-as-partners" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:title>AILET 2027 to be held on December 13, 2026</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/income-tax-notice-to-dead-invalid-tax-laws-meant-to-tax-the-living-allahabad-hc</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T19:22:37.515+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T19:13:23.108+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>The Bar Council of India</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T18:33:49.022+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Open Hand Monument, Chandigarh</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T18:32:04.122+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>P&amp;H High Court bans construction in 16 villages near Chandigarh over environmental concerns</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/supreme-court-grants-relief-to-debarred-law-students-amid-confusion-over-attendance-rules</loc>
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<image:caption>Students, Supreme Court</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice R Mahadevan</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T18:22:41.930+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Supreme Court grants relief to debarred law students amid confusion over attendance rules</news:title>
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<image:caption>Justice PM Raval</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T18:01:15.192+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Forwarding fake newspaper clipping on WhatsApp not forgery without proof of fabrication: Gujarat High Court</news:title>
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<image:caption>Chief Justices of High Courts as of July 21, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justices RV Ghuge, Ashwani Kumar Mishra, Vivek Rusia, Sanjeev Kumar, Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, Tapabrata Chakraborty, and Sudhir Singh</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Ramesh Sinha, Justice MS Sonak, Justice Harish Tandon, Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Vikram Nath, BV Nagarathna, MM Sundresh and PS Narasimha</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T17:34:08.485+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>High Court Chief Justices: 7 Acting CJs, 5 more retirements in 2026</news:title>
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<image:caption>Tryst with the Constitution: Swapnil Tripathi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T17:16:08.840+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>[Tryst with the Constitution] Student protests: A fitting case for a suo motu intervention by the Supreme Court</news:title>
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<image:caption>Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta</image:caption>
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<image:caption>R Venkataramani</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta</image:caption>
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<image:caption>ASG Chetan Sharma</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Boby Chemmanur, Kerala HC</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Highway</image:caption>
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<image:caption>CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Justice V Mohana</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Madras High Court</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice KV Jayakumar</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Flitigation%2Fsupreme-court-allows-authorities-to-process-400-applications-for-industries-in-taj-trapezium-zone" rel="amphtml" />
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<image:caption>Sonam Raghuvanshi with Supreme Court</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale of Supreme Court</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the State</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T12:23:33.412+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Supreme Court sets aside bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi in honeymoon murder case</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
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<image:caption>Builders</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T11:55:33.904+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Comply with Haryana RERA orders in a week or go to jail: Supreme Court to Parsvnath Developers</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/arcas-law-merges-with-tas-law-arpit-gupta-joins-as-equity-partner</loc>
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<image:caption>Arpit Gupta</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Utsav Trivedi</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Bithika Anand, Nipun K Bhatiaa, Shantanu Narain</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T11:45:17.429+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ARCAS Law merges with TAS Law; Arpit Gupta joins as Equity Partner</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/karnataka-high-court-directs-law-school-to-remove-ads-featuring-lawyer-in-gown</loc>
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<image:caption>Karnataka High Court and Lawyers' black gowns</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice BM Shyam Prasad</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T11:45:11.629+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karnataka High Court directs law school to remove ads featuring lawyer in gown</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/dmk-leader-withdraws-plea-in-madras-high-court-challenging-one-vote-defeat-to-tvk-candidate</loc>
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<image:caption>KR Periakaruppan</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
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<image:caption>CJ SA Dharmadhikari and Justice Arul Murugan</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Flitigation%2Fdmk-leader-withdraws-plea-in-madras-high-court-challenging-one-vote-defeat-to-tvk-candidate" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T11:28:24.480+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>DMK leader withdraws plea in Madras High Court challenging one-vote defeat to TVK candidate</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/others/delhi-mumbai-lawyers-condemn-police-crackdown-on-student-protests</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-21/ubqweuv7/DELHI-WEB-PAGE-1600x900-copy.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>CJP Protest</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/others%2Fdelhi-mumbai-lawyers-condemn-police-crackdown-on-student-protests" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T11:09:15.767+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi, Mumbai lawyers condemn police crackdown on student protests</news:title>
<news:keywords>cjp protest, student protest, lawyers support</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/delhi-high-court-agrees-to-hear-pil-seeking-nia-probe-into-cockroach-janta-party-protests</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-05-24/ejohqxii/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-24-at-18.13.37.jpeg</image:loc>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fdelhi-high-court-agrees-to-hear-pil-seeking-nia-probe-into-cockroach-janta-party-protests" rel="amphtml" />
<news:news>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T11:05:55.372+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi High Court agrees to hear PIL seeking NIA probe into Cockroach Janta Party protests</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/we-will-intervene-if-supreme-court-metro-station-is-not-opened-by-today-afternoon-cji-surya-kant</loc>
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<image:caption>Delhi Metro</image:caption>
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<image:caption>CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Justice V Mohana</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2025-04-23/soa97o7y/SCBA%20President.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Senior Advocate Vikas Singh</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fwe-will-intervene-if-supreme-court-metro-station-is-not-opened-by-today-afternoon-cji-surya-kant" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T10:57:17.059+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>We will intervene if Supreme Court metro station is not opened by today afternoon: CJI Surya Kant</news:title>
<news:keywords>supreme court , delhi metro , cjp protests </news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/view-point/protecting-silicon-innovation-what-indias-semiconductor-ic-layout-design-numbers-mean-for-indian-companies</loc>
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<image:caption>Vikrant Rana</image:caption>
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<image:caption>SICLDR Applications Filed, Year-on-Year</image:caption>
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<image:caption>SICLDR Filings against All IP Applications, Last Five Years</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-22/avpk03fo/image2026-07-22192910216.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Comparative Trends of IPRs Granted / Registered (outside bracket) vs. Disposed (inside bracket)</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/view-point%2Fprotecting-silicon-innovation-what-indias-semiconductor-ic-layout-design-numbers-mean-for-indian-companies" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T10:43:23.309+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Protecting Silicon Innovation: What India's Semiconductor IC Layout-Design Numbers mean for Indian Companies</news:title>
<news:keywords>Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000, Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry, SICLD Act, SS Rana &amp; Co, Vikrant Rana</news:keywords>
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</url>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/leading-questions/fractional-ownership-sm-reits-and-the-future-of-indian-real-estate-six-questions-everyone-is-asking</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-22/oehpm4d8/1000594715.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Uday Singh Ahlawat⁩, Shruti Choudhary</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/leading-questions%2Ffractional-ownership-sm-reits-and-the-future-of-indian-real-estate-six-questions-everyone-is-asking" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T10:43:08.295+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fractional ownership, SM REITs and the future of Indian real estate: Six questions everyone is asking</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ahlawat &amp; Associates, Uday Singh Ahlawat, Shruti Choudhary, Small and Medium REIT framework, Fractional Ownership, SM REITs</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/thinklaw-latham-watkins-act-on-acquisition-of-mext-by-amd</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-22/ov63tzgs/1000594477.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>AMD acquires MEXT</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-22/kogrnd0r/1000594525.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ankita Kashyap, Tushar Ajinkya</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Fthinklaw-latham-watkins-act-on-acquisition-of-mext-by-amd" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T10:42:21.687+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Thinklaw, Latham &amp; Watkins act on acquisition of MEXT by AMD</news:title>
<news:keywords>ThinkLaw advocates, Ankita Kashyap, Tushar Ajinkya, Latham &amp; Watkins, Mark Bekheit, Tad Freese, AMD, MEXT, Indian law firms, International law firms, Law firm news</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/shapoorji-pallonji-group-closes-21350-crore-fundraise-desai-diwanji-tta-advise</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-22/i99pivab/181524.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Shapoorji Pallonji group</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-22/lxbevzbo/J-WEB-SITE-copy.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sonali Mahapatra, Rahul Gulati, Priyanka Kumar</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Fshapoorji-pallonji-group-closes-21350-crore-fundraise-desai-diwanji-tta-advise" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T10:41:48.111+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Shapoorji Pallonji group closes ₹21,350 crore fundraise; Desai &amp; Diwanji, TT&amp;A advise</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/jsa-hogan-lovells-cadwalader-act-on-serentica-renewables-availing-345-million-financing-for-solar-and-wind-projects-in-karnataka</loc>
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<image:caption>Serentica</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-06-29/k90s50cy/Karan-Mitroo-Purvi-Dabbiru</image:loc>
<image:caption>Karan Mitroo, Purvi Dabbiru</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-21/1bf5h3zm/180960.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Matt Bubb, Kaveeta Sandhu</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Fjsa-hogan-lovells-cadwalader-act-on-serentica-renewables-availing-345-million-financing-for-solar-and-wind-projects-in-karnataka" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T10:36:14.365+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>JSA, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader act on Serentica Renewables availing $345 million financing for solar and wind projects in Karnataka</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/pm-narendra-modi-announces-fast-track-courts-to-hear-question-paper-leak-cases</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2024-08-31/k1sg36e3/14.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>PM Narendra Modi</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fpm-narendra-modi-announces-fast-track-courts-to-hear-question-paper-leak-cases" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T09:51:07.717+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:keywords>NEET Paper leak, pm narendra modi </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/advocates-association-bengaluru-alleges-administrative-collapse-in-courts-protests-against-chief-justice</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-22/s1ops055/DELHI-WEB-PAGE-1600x900-copy.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bangalore Bar Association Protest</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2025-05-26/ze39uz9r/13.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-22/61648ypx/DELHI-WEB-PAGE-1600x900-ert.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bangalore Bar Association Protest</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fadvocates-association-bengaluru-alleges-administrative-collapse-in-courts-protests-against-chief-justice" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T09:30:24.728+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Advocates' Association Bengaluru alleges administrative collapse in courts, protests against Chief Justice</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru Bar Association, Karnataka High Court, Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/ph-high-court-orders-woman-accused-of-placement-fraud-to-publicise-cases-against-her-in-newspapers</loc>
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<image:caption>Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Alok Jain</image:caption>
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<news:name>Bar &amp; Bench</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T08:20:52.391+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>P&amp;H High Court orders woman accused of placement fraud to publicise cases against her in newspapers</news:title>
<news:keywords>punjab and haryana high court, abroad job, foreign job fraud</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/Law-School/clat-2027-to-be-held-on-for-december-6-2026</loc>
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<image:caption>Clat 2027</image:caption>
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<news:name>Bar &amp; Bench</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T07:30:52.007+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CLAT 2027 to be held on December 6, 2026</news:title>
<news:keywords>NLUs, clat 2027, consortium of NLUs </news:keywords>
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