Tag: Hc Bench In Western Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The long-standing demand for a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in Western Odisha once again became a subject of debate as the three major political parties in the State- BJP, BJD and Congress – engaged in political mudslinging after the matter was raised in the Rajya Sabha today. In reply to a question […]

Bolangir: Intensifying agitation for the establishment of a permanent bench of Orissa High Court here, lawyers have called for week-long closure of all major government offices including the Collectorate, Tehsil and other institutions in the district from today. “We have closed down all courts and other governmental offices in the district from today and the […]

Sambalpur:  The ongoing agitation by lawyers in western Odisha, especially in Sambalpur, over demand for establishment of a permanent High Court bench in the region have not only thrown normal functioning of government offices and courts out of gear, but also have delayed inauguration of several developmental projects. With the lawyers unrelenting, projects like the […]

Sambalpur: Police today arrested a youth for allegedly making objectionable comments protesting closure of government offices due to lawyer’s strike for a HC bench in Sambalpur. According to sources, one Pravash Pruseth of Burla area had written a Facebook post under Youth Against Corruption campaign in which he allegedly made some objectionable comments against the […]

Sambalpur: Intensifying their demand for establishment of a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in western Odisha, the lawyers in the region launched a three-day Sambalpur bandh from Saturday. The bandh was called by the lawyers along with the Western Odisha Central Action Committee (CAC) and Citizens’ Committee of Western Odisha. Only government and private […]