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<news:title>Kaushal Parsekar joins King Stubb &amp; Kasiva as Partner</news:title>
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<image:caption>Rekha Palli</image:caption>
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<news:title>Cadets who exit military owing to benchmark disabilities entitled to job reservation: Supreme Court</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/no-insurance-no-fuel-supreme-court-proposes-linking-fuel-supply-with-vehicle-insurance</loc>
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<news:title>No insurance, no fuel: Supreme Court proposes linking fuel supply with vehicle insurance </news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/the-hidden-cost-of-ctrlv-trade-secrets-ai-and-the-limits-of-remedy</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-04T18:31:19.091+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The hidden cost of Ctrl+V: Trade secrets, AI and limited remedies</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/trilegal-ao-shearman-cyril-amarchand-mangaldas-linklaters-act-on-852-crore-shadowfax-share-sale</loc>
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<image:caption>Gokul Rajan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-04T18:02:58.313+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trilegal, A&amp;O Shearman, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Linklaters act on ₹852 crore Shadowfax share sale</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/dsk-legal-troutman-pepper-locke-advise-energage-on-merger-with-engagedly</loc>
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<image:caption>Sameena Chatrapathy</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-04T18:02:13.062+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>DSK Legal, Troutman Pepper Locke advise Energage on merger with Engagedly</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/desai-diwanji-advises-pnb-led-consortium-on-sanctioning-2150-crore-to-lcc-projects</loc>
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<image:caption>Tushar Dey</image:caption>
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<image:caption>LCC Projects</image:caption>
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<news:title>Desai &amp; Diwanji advises PNB-led consortium on sanctioning ₹2,150 crore to LCC Projects</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/khaitan-co-assists-rpg-life-sciences-on-carve-out-of-its-api-business</loc>
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<image:caption>Haigreve Khaitan, Shishir Vayttaden, Aditi Singhvi</image:caption>
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<news:title>Khaitan &amp; Co assists RPG Life Sciences on carve-out of its API business</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/kerala-assembly-elections-2026-victories-of-3-congress-mlas-challenged-before-kerala-high-court</loc>
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<image:caption>(L-R) Sebastian MJ, Sajeev Joseph and Manoj Moothedan, Kerala HC</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Easwaran S</image:caption>
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<news:title>Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Victories of 3 Congress MLAs challenged before Kerala High Court</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/12-member-panel-formed-to-audit-neet-pg-system-centre-to-supreme-court</loc>
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<image:caption>Aishwarya Bhati, Additional Solicitor General</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Senior Advocate Pinky Anand</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-04T17:43:28.238+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>12-member panel formed to audit NEET-PG system: Centre to Supreme Court</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/nintendo-gets-relief-from-delhi-high-court-against-bihar-company-nintendo-india</loc>
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<image:caption>Nintendo</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Jyoti Singh</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-04T17:27:21.876+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nintendo gets relief from Delhi High Court against Bihar company ‘Nintendo India’</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/Law-School/bci-grants-hnlu-provisional-approval-for-2026-27-exempts-late-fee</loc>
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<news:title>BCI grants HNLU provisional approval for 2026-27, exempts late fee</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/supreme-court-issues-directions-to-curb-digital-arrest-scams-asks-rbi-to-frame-sop-on-mule-accounts</loc>
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<image:caption>Hacker, Digital Crimes</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>2026-08-03T13:15:46.076+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:title>Supreme Court summons Arunachal Chief Secretary, Home Secretary for non-cooperation in CBI probe against CM Pema Khandu</news:title>
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<image:caption>Justice Vinod Diwakar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T11:50:42.314+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T11:25:05.550+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T11:19:10.853+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T11:18:31.047+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T11:17:49.456+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:title>'Goli maaro saalon ko' speech: Supreme Court dismisses review plea against clean chit to Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/delhi-high-court-denies-bail-to-naresh-balyan-in-mcoca-case</loc>
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<image:caption>Naresh Balyan</image:caption>
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<news:title>Delhi High Court denies bail to Naresh Balyan in MCOCA case</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/karnataka-high-court-stays-land-encroachment-order-against-art-of-living-trust</loc>
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<image:caption>Art of Living, Bangalore</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice ES Indiresh</image:caption>
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<news:title>Karnataka High Court stays GO of SIT investigation into Art of Living land encroachment complaints</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/it-is-not-courts-function-to-preach-what-protestors-should-say-or-not-say-justice-as-oka</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice Abhay S Oka</image:caption>
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<image:caption>(L to R) senior advocate Vishwajeet Sawant, senior advocate Rafique Dada, Justice Abhay Oka, senior advocate Darius Khambata and senior advocate Shirish Gupte</image:caption>
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<news:title>It is not courts' function to preach what protestors should say or not say: Justice AS Oka</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/not-an-iota-of-evidence-delhi-court-closes-extortion-case-against-ex-aap-mla-naresh-balyan</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T09:27:57.170+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Not an iota of evidence: Delhi court closes extortion case against ex-AAP MLA Naresh Balyan</news:title>
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