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News of the day: 21 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

As bar associations go after courtroom imposters in black & white, concerns about ‘overreach’

To curb touts & imposters, bar bodies have barred non-lawyers from donning courtroom attire. But some advocates argue this action lacks legal backing and risks being invalidated.

Delhi Feb 2020 riots: High Court seeks police reply on accused discharge plea in cop murder case

The accused Mohd Khalid has challenged a trial court's 22 November, 2024 order on framing charges against him and 24 other accused in the case.

Rs 1 crore damages for ‘blatant infringement’: Johnson & Johnson’s big win in court against ORS copycats

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has awarded damages of Rs 1.2 crore to multinational pharma company Johnson & Johnson in an infringement case...

SC to hear plea challenging Delhi HC’s decision to stay ‘Udaipur Files’ release

On 10 July, the high court stayed the release till the Centre decides on pleas seeking permanent ban on the film over its potential to 'promote disharmony' in society.

Delhi HC stays release of Udaipur Files a day before premiere, puts ball in Centre’s court

A bench headed by Chief Justice D.K.Upadhyaya directed that the film’s release be put on hold until the central govt reviews its content under Section 6 of the Cinematograph Act.

Whose Pisco is it anyway? How Delhi HC put to rest Chile-Peru dispute over GI tag for grape brandy

Delhi HC set aside 2018 order passed by IPAB granting Peru’s claim to GI tag over Pisco, a brandy derived from grapes in Peru’s Ica and Chile’s Copiapo and Coquimbo regions.

Delhi HC bans private testing lab from testing on animals over cruelty allegations

The court directed CCSEA, MoFAHD to take immediate steps to put in place remedial measures for veterinary treatment and proper handling of animals.

Delhi HC turns down proposal to allow public access to CIC meetings, cites infra issues

Hearing a petition filed by a group of journalists, the court clarified that it supports the idea of open or virtual hearings in principle, implementation is 'not straightforward'.

Junking Celebi’s plea against Centre, Delhi HC points to ‘compelling national security considerations’

The Turkish ground-handling firm had challenged the revocation of its security clearance in the wake of the flare-up between India & Pakistan, & Turkey’s military support to Pakistan.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?