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Bombay High Court Throws Out Plea Over Kolhapuri Chappal GI, Questions Petitioners’ Locus Against Prada

The plea had argued that the Kolhapuri chappal is protected as a Geographical Indication (GI) under the Geographical Indications of

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Supreme Court Calls Samay Raina’s Comments on Disabled People ‘Disturbing’

The petitioner’s lawyer contended that Mr Raina and others used offensive expressions mocking people with disabilities, which amount to “hate