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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court lawyers who have been agitating since August 29 demanding arrest of policemen who allegedly assaulted one of the colleagues, today said that they will continue their cease-work stir. In a statement issued today, Orissa High Court Bar Association secretary, Satyabrata Mohanty said that the ongoing cease-work by the lawyers would […]

Balasore: The Balasore Bar Association has extended its support towards the Orissa High Court Bar Association who has been on a cease work strike since August 29 protesting the assault on a lawyer by police personnel in Cuttack. Following the cease-work strike by the Balasore Bar Association as part of the support to the HC […]

Cuttack: The agitation by Orissa High Court lawyers demanding recruitment of judges in vacant posts intensified after members of the Orissa High Court Bar Association launched a relay hunger strike today. As a result of the strike, the court was not able to receive any new cases and processing of old case files was also […]

Cuttack: Members of Orissa High Court Bar Association on Monday resorted to cease work after the lawyers’ body could not decide on the next course of action over the levelling of molestation charges of a lady Inspector on two lawyers of the court. Launching the cease work the lawyers said that the agitation would continue […]

Cuttack: Close on the heels of the alleged molestation of a lady Inspector of the Odisha Crime Branch by two public prosecutors inside the lift of the Orissa High Court building on February 7, the Commissionerate Police today said it would send the CCTV footage of the incident for forensic test. Meanwhile, Lalbag Police has […]

Puri: After arresting three accused in connection with the brutal murder of lodge owner and lawyer Chandan Behera, police said that dispute pertaining to land was the motive behind the crime. However, the mastermind Narendra Das aka Litu is yet to be apprehended by the police. According to sources, police have seized two billhooks, one […]

Puri: Police are yet to achieve any breakthrough in the brutal murder of lodge owner and advocate Chandan Behera, even after 48 hours of the incident. According to police sources, the accused have been identified and two special teams have been formed which are conducting raids at various places to nab them. On the other […]

Puri: Following the brutal murder of lodge owner and advocate Chandan Behera last night, the Orissa High Court Bar Association and All Odisha Lawyers’ Association have called for state-wide cease work stir tomorrow as a mark of protest. Protesting failure of police to nab the assailants involved in the murder, the lawyers’ association in Puri […]

Cuttack: Alleging that there was a deliberate attempt to derail the lawyers’ agitation, Orissa High Court Bar Association on Friday dismissed three lawyers including two office bearers of the ruling-BJD’s legal front. Besides, a show-cause notice has also been issued to Odisha Bar Council chairperson, Tahali Mohanty, informed Orissa High Court Bar Association secretary, Satyabrat […]

Cuttack: Amid the ongoing cease-work agitation of lawyers, the bar associations across the State today said that they will unanimously accept Orissa High Court Bar Association’s decision regarding the protests. At the joint meeting of all district bar associations held today, a unanimous resolution was passed to continue the cease-work agitation till arrests are made […]

Cuttack: The on-going standoff between lawyers and police is yet to ease as the agitating lawyers’ under the aegis of Orissa High Court Bar Association on Friday decided to continue their cease-work till October 30. A decision to continue the strike was taken at the general body meeting, informed High Court Bar Association general secretary, […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today directed for a Crime Branch probe into alleged incident of assault on a lawyer by police personnel in Cuttack that sparked off widespread protests across the State with several bar associations resorting to cease-work. As per the direction, a DSP rank officer of the Crime Branch will investigate the […]

Cuttack: Intensifying its ongoing agitation against the elevation of lawyers, who are not regular practitioners of the High Court, the Orissa High Court Bar Association today decided to boycott the courts of Collegium-member judges. The association has announced to refrain from attending the courts of Collegium-member judges constituting Chief Justice of Orissa and two senior […]

Bhubaneswar: Two days after appointment by the State government, Ashok Parija, on Wednesday, took charge as the new Advocate General of Odisha. He replaced senior advocate Surya Prasad Mishra. Born in 1961, Parija was enrolled as an advocate in the Bar Council of Odisha at the age of 23. He was a member of the […]