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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/aadhaar-in-google-wallet-indias-sovereignty-under-the-us-cloud-act-frameworkjurisrajugmailcom</loc>
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<news:title>Aadhaar in Google Wallet: India’s sovereignty under the US CLOUD Act framework</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/bengaluru-court-sends-gameskraft-founder-vikas-taneja-to-5-day-ed-custody-in-money-laundering-case</loc>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/writ-petition-challenging-labour-court-award-can-be-filed-against-air-india-despite-privatisation-delhi-high-court</loc>
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<image:caption>Senior Advocate Sanjoy Ghose</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-08T19:24:57.389+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Writ petition challenging labour court award can be filed against Air India despite privatisation: Delhi High Court</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi High Court</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/nishant-nigam-rebrands-his-practice-to-3sixty-law-group</loc>
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<image:caption>Nishant Nigam</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-08T19:19:10.507+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nishant Nigam rebrands practice as 3Sixty Law Group</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/veeral-vakharia-joins-stratage-law-partners-as-partner-in-real-estate-practice</loc>
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<image:caption>Veeral Vakharia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-08T19:11:49.443+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AZB's Veeral Vakharia joins Stratage Law Partners as Partner in Real Estate practice</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/cam-sam-act-on-zepto-proposed-ipo</loc>
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<image:caption>Zepto</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Prashant Gupta, Abhiroop A. Datta</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-08T19:03:02.246+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Zepto lines up CAM, SAM, Latham &amp; Watkins for IPO push</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/after-scba-push-supreme-court-initiates-case-over-andhra-pradesh-hc-judges-conduct-with-young-lawyer</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-08T19:02:34.860+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>After SCBA push, Supreme Court initiates case over Andhra Pradesh HC judge’s conduct with young lawyer</news:title>
<news:keywords>Supreme Court, Young Lawyer, Andhra Pradesh High Court</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/tvk-functionary-moves-supreme-court-seeking-direction-to-tn-governor-to-swear-in-vijay-as-cm</loc>
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<image:caption>TN Government Rajendra Arlekar, TVK Chief Vijay</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Flitigation%2Ftvk-functionary-moves-supreme-court-seeking-direction-to-tn-governor-to-swear-in-vijay-as-cm" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-08T18:56:00.903+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TVK functionary moves Supreme Court seeking direction to TN Governor to swear in Vijay as CM</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/plea-before-bombay-high-court-challenges-sir-ratan-tata-trust-board-composition</loc>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekar and Gautam Ankhad</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Senior advocate T Raja</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Janak Dwarkadas</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-08T18:18:20.609+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Plea before Bombay High Court challenges Sir Ratan Tata Trust Board composition</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/tcs-nashik-case-nida-khan-remanded-to-police-custody-till-may-11</loc>
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<image:caption>Additional court, Nashik Road</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-08T18:17:25.019+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TCS Nashik case: Nida Khan remanded to police custody till May 11 </news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/noida-workers-protest-supreme-court-refuses-relief-to-accused-du-student-asks-her-to-move-hc</loc>
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<image:caption>Supreme Court of India</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-08T17:41:49.172+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Noida workers protest: Supreme Court refuses relief to accused DU student, asks her to move HC</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/tone-and-tenor-with-lawyers-should-be-moderate-jk-high-court-tells-trial-judge</loc>
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<news:title>Tone and tenor with lawyers should be moderate: J&amp;K High Court tells trial judge</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/dispute-resolution-myths-true-or-false</loc>
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<news:title>Dispute resolution myths: True or false?</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/the-governors-gambit-conventions-betrayed-in-the-land-of-alladi</loc>
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<image:caption>Rajendra Arlekar, Thalapathy Vijay</image:caption>
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<news:title>The Governor's gambit: Conventions betrayed in the land of Alladi</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/mizo-woman-moves-supreme-court-claiming-new-marriage-law-discriminates-against-mizo-women-who-marry-non-mizos</loc>
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<image:caption>Mother-Child Sculpture outside Supreme Court</image:caption>
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<url>
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<news:title>Enough is enough: Supreme Court to State of MP for delay in case against minister Kunwar Shah for remarks on Col. Sofiya Qureshi</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/gaps-in-evidence-high-threshold-to-reverse-acquittal-why-bombay-high-court-rejected-appeal-in-sohrabuddin-case</loc>
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<image:caption>Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekar and Gautam Ankhad</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/congress-td-rajegowda-moves-supreme-court-challenging-his-ouster-as-sringeri-mla-after-vote-recount</loc>
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<image:caption>Bombay High Court</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Rajesh Patil</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Janak Dwarkadas</image:caption>
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<news:name>Bar &amp; Bench</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-07T10:26:08.087+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mediation cannot be thrust upon unwilling party: Bombay High Court in Kalyani Group family feud</news:title>
<news:keywords>bombay high court, sugandha hiremath, baba kalyani, mediation, kalyani-hiremath</news:keywords>
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