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<news:title>TCS Nashik case: Sessions court denies anticipatory bail to Nida Khan</news:title>
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<news:title>A CA's guide to defection: Raghav Chadha and the remediless ideological voter </news:title>
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<news:title>Madras High Court orders State to include Dr. BR Ambedkar in TN school curriculum</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/appalling-rajasthan-hc-on-arbitral-tribunals-delay-to-decide-2019-dispute-despite-payment-of-145-crore-fee</loc>
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<image:caption>Arbitration</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Sameer Jain, Rajasthan High Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T15:51:50.648+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Appalling: Rajasthan HC on arbitral tribunal’s delay in deciding 2019 dispute despite payment of ₹14.5 crore fee</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/courting-controversy-from-broadcasters-to-bystanders-when-the-it-rules-turn-everyday-users-into-publishers</loc>
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<image:caption>Courting Controversy by Nakul Dewan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T13:03:08.625+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>[Courting Controversy] From broadcasters to bystanders: When the IT Rules turn everyday users into  publishers</news:title>
<news:keywords>Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Rule 8 (1) Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Nakul Dewan, Courting Controversy by Nakul Dewan, Rule 14 IT Rules, Rule 15 IT Rules, Rule 16 IT Rules, Rule 8(1) IT Rules</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/rule-of-law-vs-political-resistance-a-constitutional-reckoning</loc>
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<image:caption>Enforcement Directorate</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T12:07:12.984+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rule of law vs political resistance</news:title>
<news:keywords>Enforcement Directorate, Mamata Banerjee, Supreme Court of India, ED vs Mamata Banerjee, Article 32</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/view-point/when-the-trademark-filing-date-outlasts-17-years-of-actual-use-the-section-18-vs-section-34-problem</loc>
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<image:caption>Sidhartha Das</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T11:57:01.077+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>When the trademark filing date outlasts 17 years of actual use: The Section 18 vs Section 34 problem</news:title>
<news:keywords>Trade Marks Act 1999, Parle Products Private Limited v. The Registrar of Trade Marks and Anr., Delhi High Court, Section 18 Trade Marks Act, Section 34 Trade Marks Act, Trademark infringement, Vera Lex, Sidhartha Das</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/aquilaws-rajarshi-dasgupta-joins-fox-mandal-associates-as-executive-director-head-indirect-tax</loc>
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<image:caption>Rajarshi Dasgupta</image:caption>
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<news:name>Bar &amp; Bench</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T11:56:12.069+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AQUILAW's Rajarshi Dasgupta joins Fox Mandal &amp; Associates as Executive Director, Head – Indirect Tax</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rajarshi Dasgupta, AQUILAW, Fox Mandal &amp; Associates, Indian law firms, Law firm news</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/interviews/india-as-an-international-arbitration-hub-will-remain-a-distant-dream-if-we-dont-tackle-2-issues-justice-ak-sikri</loc>
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<image:caption>After the Bench: Justice AK Sikri</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Supreme Court of India</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Singapore</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T11:48:02.074+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India as an international arbitration hub will remain a distant dream if we don't tackle 2 issues: Justice AK Sikri</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/khaitan-co-advises-federal-bank-on-acquiring-select-credit-cards-of-standard-chartered-bank</loc>
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<image:caption>Vidushi Gupta, Kumar Saurabh Singh, Soumil Garg</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Fkhaitan-co-advises-federal-bank-on-acquiring-select-credit-cards-of-standard-chartered-bank" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:name>Bar &amp; Bench</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T11:27:06.783+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Khaitan &amp; Co advises Federal Bank on acquiring select credit cards of Standard Chartered Bank</news:title>
<news:keywords>Khaitan &amp; Co, Vidushi Gupta, Kumar Saurabh Singh, Soumil Garg, Federal Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Federal Bank acquires Standard Chartered credit cards, Indian law firms, law firm news</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/supreme-court-hears-tmc-plea-against-exclusion-of-state-employees-from-vote-count-supervisor-duty-live-updates</loc>
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<image:caption>TMC</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>2026-05-02T11:08:45.737+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Supreme Court hears TMC plea against exclusion of State employees from vote count supervisor duty: LIVE UPDATES</news:title>
<news:keywords>Supreme Court, West bengal, TMC, west bengal elections</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/wb-elections-eci-tells-supreme-court-state-nominee-will-be-present-during-vote-count-after-tmc-challenges-exclusion</loc>
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<image:caption>Mamata Banerjee and Supreme Court</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justices PS Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Senior Advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T11:06:41.902+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WB elections: ECI tells Supreme Court State nominee will be present during vote count after TMC challenges exclusion </news:title>
<news:keywords>Supreme Court, TMC, WB Polls</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/state-fully-capable-of-tampering-former-cbi-judge-on-entrusting-electronic-evidence-custody-with-state</loc>
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</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fstate-fully-capable-of-tampering-former-cbi-judge-on-entrusting-electronic-evidence-custody-with-state" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T10:29:24.700+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>State fully capable of tampering: Former CBI judge on entrusting electronic evidence custody with State</news:title>
<news:keywords>Jay Thareja, Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI Judge, AI, Sikkim High Court</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/regular-religious-congregational-activities-on-private-property-are-subject-to-state-regulations-allahabad-hc</loc>
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<image:caption>Muslim persons</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Garima Prashad</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T08:43:50.395+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Regular religious congregations on private property are subject to State regulation: Allahabad HC</news:title>
<news:keywords>allahabad hc</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/tmc-moves-supreme-court-against-exclusion-of-state-employees-from-vote-counting-supervisor-duty</loc>
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<image:caption>TMC symbol</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justices PS Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T20:07:05.619+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TMC moves Supreme Court against exclusion of State employees from vote counting supervisor duty</news:title>
<news:keywords>Supreme Court, TMC, WB Polls</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/training-for-judges-must-go-beyond-basic-digital-literacy-include-ai-knowledge-cji-surya-kant</loc>
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<image:caption>CJI Surya Kant</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Ftraining-for-judges-must-go-beyond-basic-digital-literacy-include-ai-knowledge-cji-surya-kant" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T19:11:20.315+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Training for judges must go beyond basic digital literacy, include AI knowledge: CJI Surya Kant</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sikkim High Court, AI, Judiciary, Chief Justice of India, CJI Kant</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/sikkim-declared-first-state-to-have-paperless-judiciary</loc>
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<image:caption>Sikkim First Paperless State Judiciary</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T17:57:50.436+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sikkim declared first State to have paperless judiciary</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sikkim, sikkim court, paperless judiciary</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/supreme-court-flags-unparliamentary-remarks-by-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-against-pawan-khera</loc>
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<image:caption>Pawan Khera and Himanta Biswa Sarma</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice AS Chandurkar</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Solicitor General Tushar Mehta</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T17:56:42.880+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Supreme Court flags "unparliamentary" remarks by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma against Pawan Khera</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/Law-School/moot-courts/rgnul-wins-nujs-hsf-kramer-national-corporate-law-moot-2026</loc>
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<image:caption>Winners, RGNUL, NUJS HSF Kramer Moot</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Runners-up, NLUJ, NUJS HSF Kramer Moot</image:caption>
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</url>
<url>
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</url>
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<image:caption>PUCAR</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T16:13:50.432+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Understanding cheque dishonour disputes: Four archetypes for tailored resolution</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T15:34:55.315+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mindspright Legal acts on Adisoft Technologies IPO</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/registrars-in-goa-cannot-treat-indian-civil-court-decrees-as-foreign-under-portugese-cpc-bombay-high-court</loc>
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<image:caption>Bombay High Court at Goa</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit S. Jamsandekar</image:caption>
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<news:name>Bar &amp; Bench</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:51:54.735+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Registrars in Goa cannot treat Indian civil court decrees as ‘foreign’ under Portugese CPC: Bombay High Court</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/no-proof-that-david-davidar-plagiarised-author-shivsundari-boses-manuscript-for-novel-golden-stag-delhi-hc</loc>
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<image:caption>David Davidar and Delhi High Court</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
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<image:caption>Justice Tejas Karia</image:caption>
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</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:48:30.134+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>No proof that David Davidar plagiarised author Shivsundari Bose's manuscript for novel 'Golden Stag': Delhi HC</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi High Court</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/tlh-advocates-solicitors-strengthens-national-presence-with-opening-of-delhi-office</loc>
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<image:caption>TLH, Advocates &amp; Solicitors</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:07:05.153+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TLH, Advocates &amp; Solicitors strengthens national presence with the opening of Delhi Office</news:title>
<news:keywords>TLH Advocates, Tatva Legal, TLH Advocates Gurugram, Indian law firms, Law firm news</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/ackos-sharayu-jadhav-rejoins-flipkart-as-vice-president-legal</loc>
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<image:caption>Sharayu Jadhav</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fcorporate%2Fackos-sharayu-jadhav-rejoins-flipkart-as-vice-president-legal" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:05:03.093+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Acko's Sharayu Jadhav rejoins Flipkart as Vice President - Legal</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sharayu Jadhav, Flipkart, in-house counsel</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/stratage-law-partners-elevates-mehak-gupta-to-partnership</loc>
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<image:loc>https://gumlet-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-04-30/zc1if4ou/114779.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mehak Gupta</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fcorporate%2Fstratage-law-partners-elevates-mehak-gupta-to-partnership" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:01:48.688+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Stratage Law Partners elevates Mehak Gupta to Partnership</news:title>
<news:keywords>Stratage Law Partners, Stratage Law Partners promotions, Mehak Gupta, Indian law firms, law firm news</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/from-ingredients-to-identifiers-why-indian-trademark-law-needs-a-modern-reading-of-section-30</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>The Trade Marks Act, 1999</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/columns%2Ffrom-ingredients-to-identifiers-why-indian-trademark-law-needs-a-modern-reading-of-section-30" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T12:52:37.548+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>From ingredients to identifiers: Why Indian trademark law needs a modern reading of Section 30</news:title>
<news:keywords>Lotus Herbals Private Limited vs Dpka Universal Consumer Ventures, Section 30 Trademark Act, Trademark Act 1999, Geep Flashlight Industries v. Registrar of Trade Marks, Imperial Tobacco Co. of India v. The Registrar of Trade Marks</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/ils-pune-law-students-move-bombay-high-court-after-being-barred-from-exams-for-attendance-shortage</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://gumlet-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-02-16/yj5who6y/Bombay-High-Court-and-ILS-Law-College</image:loc>
<image:caption>ILS Law College</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://gumlet-images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-02-16/02jv3mfc/Justice-RI-Chagla-and-Justice-Advait-M-Sethna</image:loc>
<image:caption>Justice RI Chagla and Justice Advait M Sethna</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fils-pune-law-students-move-bombay-high-court-after-being-barred-from-exams-for-attendance-shortage" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T12:29:20.041+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ILS Pune law students move Bombay High Court after being barred from exams for attendance shortage</news:title>
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</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/notices-under-sections-73-and-74-of-gst-act-are-not-financial-year-specific-karnataka-high-court</loc>
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</image:image><image:image>
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<image:caption>Justice SG Pandit and Justice KV Aravind</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T12:22:16.128+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Notices under Sections 73 and 74 of GST Act are not financial-year specific: Karnataka High Court</news:title>
<news:keywords>Section 73 &amp; 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 , Show cause notice , Commissioner of Tax, Justices SG Pandit and KV Aravind,  CGST show cause notice validity </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/supreme-court-grants-anticipatory-bail-to-congress-leader-pawan-khera-in-assam-police-fir</loc>
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<image:caption>Pawan Khera and Supreme Court</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
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<image:caption>Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice AS Chandurkar</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T11:34:37.752+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:keywords>Supreme Court , Pawan Khera</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/trilegal-advises-investors-on-pranos-fusion-pre-series-a-fundraise</loc>
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<image:caption>Pranos Fusion</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Nikhil Sachdeva</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T11:30:46.433+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trilegal advises investors on Pranos Fusion pre-series A fundraise</news:title>
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</news:news>
</url>
<url>
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<image:caption>Aditya Infotech, Orient Cables</image:caption>
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</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Fkhaitan-co-advises-aditya-infotech-on-connecting-with-orient-cables-for-electric-cable-production" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T11:30:11.466+05:30</news:publication_date>
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</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/view-point%2Fthe-code-on-wages-2019-reconstructing-indias-wage-and-remuneration-framework" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T11:29:33.585+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T11:24:37.850+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T19:35:32.619+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Can't use religious places for political purposes: Karnataka HC refuses to quash case against former BJP leader KS Eshwarappa</news:title>
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<image:caption>Ankit Rajgarhia</image:caption>
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<news:title>Bahuguna Law Associates promotes Ankit Rajgarhia to Partner</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/not-an-offence-supreme-court-dismisses-case-against-anurag-thakur-over-goli-maaro-saalon-ko-speech</loc>
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<image:caption>Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T19:12:12.506+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Not an offence: Supreme Court dismisses case against Anurag Thakur over 'goli maaro saalon ko' speech</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/manipur-violence-supreme-court-orders-forensic-examination-of-entire-audio-clip-against-former-cm-biren-singh</loc>
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<image:caption>N Biren Singh</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Vinod Chandran and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Advocate Prashant Bhushan</image:caption>
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<image:caption>ASG Aishwarya Bhati</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T18:49:51.326+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Manipur violence: Supreme Court orders forensic examination of entire audio clip against former CM Biren Singh</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/kerala-high-court-upholds-validity-of-age-caps-for-surrogacy</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice MB Snehalatha</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T18:15:04.492+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kerala High Court upholds validity of age caps for surrogacy</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/ph-high-court-directs-aap-government-to-ensure-protection-of-mp-harbhajan-singh-after-security-withdrawal</loc>
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<image:caption>Harbhajan Singh</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Jagmohan Bansal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T18:04:33.760+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>P&amp;H High Court directs AAP government to ensure protection of MP Harbhajan Singh after security withdrawal</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/amazonfuture-group-dispute-settled-delhi-high-court-closes-challenge-to-arbitral-award</loc>
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<image:caption>amazon, future group and Delhi HC</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T18:01:38.891+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Amazon–Future Group dispute settled; Delhi High Court closes challenge to arbitral award</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi High COurt</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/london-international-disputes-week-2026-announces-full-main-conference-programme-ai-mass-claims-and-rule-of-law-take-centre-stage</loc>
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<image:caption>LIDW26</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:47:14.250+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>LIDW 2026 announces full main conference programme: AI, mass claims and Rule of Law take centre stage</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/veritas-legal-shardul-amarchand-mangaldas-advise-on-360-one-alternates-1150-crore-stake-acquisition-in-ecoworld-spv</loc>
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<image:caption>Ecoworld</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Manav Raheja</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:39:28.826+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Veritas Legal, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advise on 360 One Alternates' ₹1,150 crore stake acquisition in Ecoworld SPV</news:title>
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