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<news:publication_date>2026-11-02T12:32:12.441+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ill while in jail but now wants to go abroad for job? Kerala High Court on Tomin Thachankery plea</news:title>
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<news:title>The New Indian Express moves Supreme Court against Bombay HC barring its events outside South India</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/azam-khan-moves-supreme-court-against-arrest-by-ed-after-release-from-jail</loc>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice of India Surya Kant</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Bengaluru LCIA event</image:caption>
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<news:title>Bhushan Power: NCLT rejects promoters’ challenge to maintainability of government's recovery plea</news:title>
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