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executive orders from former US President Joe Biden contained identical autopen signatures, which has led to doubts about his understanding of the policies he approved. Many critics believe that these unauthentic signature practices create multiple legal and constitutional problems because of the ongoing debate about Biden’s mental state during his presidential years.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump held a summit on Friday with crypto-currency enthusiasts where he touted his plan to establish national stockpiles for bitcoin and other crypto tokens. What could go wrong? Mr.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tribunals were meant to be India’s answer to an overburdened judicial system—a fast-track mechanism to resolve disputes efficiently outside the traditional civil court structure. However, the idea of tribunals being a faster and better alternative to court cases has not worked out as expected.

The state government counsel made a statement to this effect to a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka on Friday. The case is being probed by Chhattisgarh's Economic offences Wing (EOW) as well as Enforcement Directorate (ED). The development took place during the hearing of a bail plea filed by retired IAS officer Anil Tuteja, a co-accused in the case, and Arun Pati Tripathi, the then special secretary of the Chhattisgarh excise department.

Waqf Act are not good and it wants to set a "Hindu-Muslim narrative" in the country through it, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant has claimed. In an interview to PTI, Sawant, who was a member of the Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill, also accused the parliamentary panel chief, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, of adopting «deceptive practices» and not holding a clause-by-clause discussion on the proposed law as mentioned in its agenda. He also dubbed the functioning of the panel dictatorial. The bill aims to streamline the registration of Waqf properties, besides preventing their misuse. The bill is likely to come up before Parliament during the second part of the session — scheduled to be held from March 10 to April 4.

Kejriwal's claim that the Yamuna gets «poisoned» in Haryana was inaccurate. In reality, the river remains relatively healthy as it enters Delhi from Haryana. It is within Delhi that the river suffers, with drains dumping waste into it, depleting its vitality. What Kejriwal could have highlighted is the significant reduction in Yamuna's flow by the time it reaches Delhi, which strains the river and makes it more susceptible to pollution. However, politics has helped bring attention to the long-neglected Yamuna, which has been burdened with pollution for decades, depriving Delhi of the ecological and aesthetic benefits of a riverfront.

women's safety and framed stricter laws and rules to prevent crimes against them, besides making a provision for capital punishment to those indulging in heinous crimes like rape. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaced the colonial-era criminal law (Indian Penal Code), has strengthened the legal provisions related to women's safety and made filing of complaints easier and delivery of justice faster, he said. Addressing a huge gathering at Vansi Borsi village in Navsari district of Gujarat on International Women's Day, Modi said that India is walking on the path of women-led development for rapid progress of the country.

Cal-Maine Foods and Rose Acre Farms have engaged in anticompetitive practices. According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, investigators are preparing to issue civil investigative demands—akin to subpoenas—seeking internal pricing and supply data. While it remains unclear whether the investigation will lead to legal action, consumer advocacy groups and some lawmakers have been urging federal authorities to scrutinise the egg industry’s pricing tactics.

CBI to transfer trial against jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik and other co-accused in two cases from Jammu and Kashmir to Delhi. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan deferred the matter as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was not available. During the hearing, Malik appeared before the court through video-conferencing. He requested the court to post the matter after Ramzan to which the bench agreed.

Supreme Court on Thursday recommended the appointment of Calcutta High Court judge Justice Joymalya Bagchi as a judge of the Supreme Court. The five-member Collegium, headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, noted that no Calcutta High Court judge rose to become the Chief Justice of India since the retirement of Justice Altamas Kabir on July 18, 2013. The Collegium also took into consideration the fact that the Calcutta High Court has only one representation in the Supreme Court bench at present. If the Collegium's recommendation is cleared by the Centre, Justice Bagchi would have a tenure of more than six years at the top court during which he will also serve as the Chief Justice of India.

The bench was considering a legal question on Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). Section 319 of the CrPC empowers the court to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence if it comes to light during the inquiry or trial that the person, who is not named as an accused, has committed the offence.

Supreme Court on Thursday said courts were not expected to keep the matters concerning liberty after a long gap. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih made the observation after being informed that the Punjab and Haryana High Court posted the hearing of a plea for temporary bail on medical grounds after two months. The petitioner's counsel said he had approached the high court for the grant of temporary bail on the ground that her client's two-year-old daughter needed urgent surgery. The lawyer argued the high court, in its order passed on February 21, posted the matter on April 22.

Expressing concern: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over ego clashes between IAS and IPS/IFS (forest service) officers. Speaking from his experience as a government lawyer and a judge for over two decades, senior SC Judge BR Gavai shared with solicitor general Tushar Mehta that there has always been a «conflict» between them. Justice Gavai said that IAS officers always show their «supremacy» over IPS and IFS officers. The development took place during a hearing pertaining to the omnibus forest protection matter. Displeasure with High Court The Supreme Court has recorded its displeasure with the way certain orders are passed by the Allahabad High Court. A bench headed by justice Abhay Oka on Wednesday disapproved of the way a revision appeal was decided by the high court. Remanding the case back to the Lucknow bench of HC for reconsideration, the top court directed the high court to call for the trial court record before deciding the matter. In January, another bench headed by justice Surya Kant had observed that the functioning of Allahabad High Court has been «worrisome». The bench had also observed that the filing and listing of cases in the Allahabad HC had «collapsed».

foreign aid payments. The court, in its first significant ruling on a legal challenge to the Trump administration, voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court order requiring that payments be made on aid contracts that have already been completed. The justices said the federal judge who ordered the resumption of payments for contracts with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and State Department «should clarify what obligations the Government must fulfill.»

Supreme Court has called for an investigation into the alleged nexus between real estate developers and banks, which it said had left poor homebuyers in the National Capital Region (NCR) “at ransom.” The court has sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding the possibility of conducting the probe. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh raised concerns over builders, banks, and interim resolution professionals failing to provide details about delayed housing projects and their construction progress. The court said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) must be formed to examine the issue, stating, “People invested their hard-earned money, but poor homebuyers have been taken to ransom.” The case involves thousands of homebuyers who purchased flats under subvention schemes, where banks directly disburse loans to builders, who are then responsible for paying the EMIs until the homes are handed over. However, several builders defaulted on payments, leading banks to demand EMIs from buyers, despite the delayed possession of their flats.

Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday demanded the dismissal of the Devendra Fadnavis-led government and imposition of President's rule in Maharashtra in view of the «deteriorating» law and order situation in the state. He was speaking to reporters here in the wake of the resignation of state minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde, days after his close aide Walmik Karad was named as the mastermind in the Beed sarpanch murder case. He said only Munde's resignation was not sufficient considering the law and order situation in the state. Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed, was abducted, tortured and murdered on December 9 last year allegedly for attempting to stop an extortion bid targeting an energy company in the district. Talking to reporters, Thackeray said, «Resignation (of Munde) is not enough. The government should be dismissed and President's rule should be imposed in the state.» The former minister also cited recent instances of crime against women like the rape of a 26-year old woman in a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus in Pune and the setting ablaze of a 17-year-old girl in Mumbai. «Law and order situation in the state has been deteriorating since the last three years. If the government is not dismissed, who will come to Maharashtra for investment, how will citizens be safe?» he asked.

Karnataka High Court has held that an insurance policy nominee does not have absolute rights over insurance benefits if the policyholder's legal heirs stake a claim. The court clarified that Section 39 of the Insurance Act, 1938, which governs nominations, does not override personal succession laws like the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The judgment came in the case of Neelavva @ Neelamma vs Chandravva @ Chandrakala @ Hema and Others, where a dispute arose over the rightful claimants to an insurance payout. Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde ruled that a nominee can receive the insurance benefits only if the legal heirs do not claim them. If a legal heir asserts their right, the nominee's claim must yield to personal succession laws. The case involved a man who had named his mother as the sole nominee for two insurance policies before his marriage. After his marriage and the birth of his child, he did not update the nomination. Following his death in 2019, a legal battle ensued between his mother and his wife over the insurance payout.

During a review meeting of the Housing and Urban Planning Department on Monday, Adityanath stressed that Ansal Group’s «fraudulent practices» against homebuyers would not be tolerated. He directed officials to take strict action against all responsible company officers. «To ensure justice for those affected, CM Adityanath directed that FIRs be filed in all districts where similar cases against the Ansal Group have surfaced, following the pattern observed in Lucknow,» the statement said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has moved the Supreme Court seeking affirmation that its internal structure complies with the law after a Delhi High Court order last month quashed notices sent to auditors of two IL&FS group entities—Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP and SRBC & Co.

Hate crimes reported in big cities across the United States dipped slightly in 2024, unlike previous election years, when such incidents typically are expected to rise. The Crime and Justice Research Alliance reported at least 3,268 hate crimes in 42 major cities, a 2.7 percent decrease from a record high in 2023. Nonetheless, anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate crimes have grown despite a general reduction. This surge has been largely linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Supreme Court on Monday said its verdict on the DMRC-DAMEPL dispute of last year needs to be followed in letter and spirit or it will be bound to take coercive measures against the concerned officials of the private firm and Axis Bank. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh told Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) and Axis Bank, «What is the need to play hide and seek? When there is judgement, you need to comply with it in letter and spirit.» Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the Axis Bank, said it was not party to the dispute for six years and now suddenly he is receiving a contempt notice for payment. The bank was only operating the escrow account in the dispute, he said.