Tag: High Court

Jagatsinghpur: Justice Bhabani Prasad Ray, who died yesterday, was cremated at his native place Biridi in Jagatsinghpur district today. Earlier in the day, Ray was given a guard of honour on the High Court premises before his body was taken to his native place at Biridi for cremation. Judges of the High Court, the Advocate […]

Cuttack: Justice Bhabani Prasad Ray, who died yesterday, was given a guard of honour on the High Court premises here today before his body was taken to his native place at Biridi in Jagatsinghpur district for cremation. Judges of High Court, Advocate General, members of High Court bar association and other bar councils members were […]

Bhubaneswar: Judo coach Biranchi Das murder convict Sandeep (Raja) Acharya went on parole to attend his mother’s death anniversary on Wednesday after the Orissa High Court accepted his plea. Acharya was directed to depose before the police on April 21. He had also gone on parole at the time of the death of his mother. […]

Cuttack: In a major blow to the recruitment drive in Ravenshaw University, the High Court today passed an interim order asking the vice chancellor of the university, University Grant Commission (UGC) and secretary of Higher Education department to continue with the process sans appointment letters. Hearing a petition filed by a candidate against the university’s […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday rejected the bail pleas of MP Ramchandra Hansda and media house owner Madhu Mohanty, who are currently in jail for their involvement in the multi-crore chit fund scam in the State. While hearing Hansda’s interim bail plea, the court maintained that health-related reasons furnished by the petitioner are […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High court on Monday directed the authorities of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) to refrain from any construction work of their proposed Jagannath temple at Puri. In its interim order on a writ petition filed by Iskcon, the court also asked all the parties to present their side in this matter […]

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday rejected the appeal of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) challenging an order of Puri-Konark Development Authority (PKDA) regarding the former’s proposed construction of a Jagannath temple in Puri. In its order, the court asked ISKCON to present its side before PKDA on the temple project and its […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: With more skeletons tumbling out of the closet of Dhalasamant brothers every day, a public interest litigation (PIL) was filed at the Orissa High Court on Wednesday demanding a CBI inquiry into the brother duo’s alleged links with politicians, ministers and bureaucrats. The PIL filed by human rights activist Prabir Pradhan urged the court […]

Cuttack: Holding Odisha government vicariously liable for the June 2012 custodial death of Kuldeep Mohapatra of Bhubaneswar, the Orissa High Court today ordered the government to pay damages of Rs five lakh to the youth’s family. Based on the reports submitted by CBI and a local magisterial inquiry, Justice B R Sarangi ordered the compensation […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: In a major relief to Odisha’s Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging his appointment filed by Utkal Bharat president and former MP Kharavela Swain. A three-member bench of the apex court rejected the PIL, which sought to declare the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major jolt to the 124 medicos of Jaring-based Sardar Rajas medical college in Kalahandi, who were recently relocated in five institutions in the State as per an order of the Orissa High Court, the Supreme Court on Tuesday barred them from attending classes till the next hearing of the case scheduled for […]

Students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) on Saturday locked the main gate of the medical college and staged a demonstration against the absorption of students of Jaring-based Sardar Rajas Medical College

Cuttack: Taking note of mushrooming private boys’ and girls’ hostels in the CDA area of Cuttack, the Odisha High Court on Thursday asked officials of the Cuttack Development Authority to vacate all such hostels within the Christmas holiday. The court ordered the CDA authorities a compliance report in this regard on January 7. Earlier, while […]

After eight days of robbery at the residence of retired High Court judge Justice P.K. Mohanty, burglars have targetted an advocate’s house in Sector-11 of CDA in the silver city again

Odisha High Court on Friday said a land seller can sell the immovable property even if his/her name is not mentioned in the Record of Rights (RoR) or ‘patta’ while adjudicating a case