Tag: High Court

Cuttack: In a landmark order, the Orissa High Court on Tuesday issued an interim order forbidding alienation of the disputed land at Swargadwara in Puri and made Shankaracharya a party in the case. The court passed the order after hearing a petition in this regard. “We filed the petition praying for demolition of illegal structure […]

In an unfortunate unfolding of episodes, maybe the first of its kind in the country so far, lawyers who deal mostly with history-sheeters wrote an unjust chapter in the legal history of Odisha. They have closed most courts of the State for a continuous 61 days (still counting), crippling justice system in the State. It […]

Bhubaneswar: Son of industrialist Trailokya Mishra, Sabyasachi Mishra, was arrested today by the Mahila Police on charges of harassing his wife Lopamudra Mishra. Sabyasachi was held from his residence located in Kharvel Nagar of Bhubaneswar after period of the interim protection provided by the Orissa High Court got over. Besides, a bail application filed by […]

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court on Friday issued a stay order on the Zilla Parishad chairman elections in Malkangiri and Nuapada districts till further order. The HC order came following an appeal by a ZP candidate of Malkangiri district not to hold the elections for ZP chairman posts as polling could not be conducted in […]

Puri/Cuttack: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) submitted an affidavit at the Odisha High Court today informing about the start of second layer grouting work of the eight damaged pockets of Jagamohan, the hall facing the 12th century shrine of Lord Jagannath in Puri. ASI will hand over the repair work to the Works Department […]

Cuttack: The High Court has extended interim protection from arrest to Soumendra Pradhan, brother of Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in the vigilance case of cooking gas black marketing. The court will hold the next hearing after two weeks, Soumendra’s counsel Dharanidhar Nayak said. Apprehending arrest, brother of the Union minister had filed an anticipatory bail […]

Keonjhar: Anandpur civic body Chairperson Saraswati Jena was ousted from the post after she was defeated in the no trust vote held in July last year.

Cuttack: The High Court today directed the Keonjhar district administration to announce result of the no trust vote against Anandpur civic body chief held in July last year. The court also rejected the writ petition of the urban body chairperson Saraswati Jena who sought a stay on declaration of result. 12 councillors had taken part […]

Cuttack: In a major relief to Tapan Saha, main accused in R. Vineel Krishna abduction case, the Orissa High Court on Friday granted bail to him. On May 24, a local court in Odisha had recommended life imprisonment for two people including Saha accused of kidnapping R Vineel Krishna, a former collector, five years ago. […]

Anandpur: Tension resurfaced once again in Belabahali in Keonjhar district over the construction of a bridge over Kusei River as locals clashed with police. While the construction on the Kusei bridge began with work being undertaken on an approach road from Anandpur side, locals protesting the construction of the bridge clash with the police. Police […]

Bhubaneswar: Five accused arrested in connection with the Artha Tatwa (AT) Group chit fund scam were granted conditional bail from the High Court today. The five were Manoj Das, owner of a TV channel, Bikash Swain, proprietor of an Odia daily newspaper, builder Vineet Lalani and AT Group directors Sambit Khuntia and Manoj Patnaik. The […]

Cuttack: Less than a week after servitors Kashinath Khuntia and Damodar Mahasuara got relief from court in Niladri Bije row, another servitor Jayakrushna Mahasuar allegedly involved in the scuffle between sevayats and journalists during the ritual, was granted a stay on the non-bailable warrant (NBW) and proclamation proceedings against him from Orissa High Court till […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of BJD MLA from Dhamnagar, Muktikant Mandal in connection with a murder case of 2002. According to sources, the HC has ordered the MLA to surrender before the lower court. Moreover, the court has ordered the lower court to hear the case based on […]

Balasore: The villagers of Jamalpur and Chaughani under Jaleswar block in Baleswar district cast their votes today to choose between the two newly-formed Kotsahi and Rayaramachandrapur panchayats following bifurcation of the Rayaramachandrapur gram panchayat. The voting which began at 9am continued till 2pm ended peacefully. Around 300 voters exercised their franchise to decide the gram […]

Cuttack: The High Court today granted anticipatory bail to industrialist Trailokya Mishra and his son Sabyasachi in connection with the dowry torture case lodged against them by Sabyasachi’s wife Lopamudra Mishra. The court granted the bail on the basis of Rs 20,000 bond and bailer. Notably, Lopamudra had filed a dowry harassment case against Trailokya, […]