Tag: Orissa High Court

The lawyers’ association staged a silent protest over the shifting of the Orissa High Court from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar.

The names and roll numbers of the shortlisted candidates have been uploaded on the official website: https://orissahighcourt.nic.in.  

The Odisha State Bar Council on Tuesday directed bar associations in Sambalpur, Badamba, Tangi, Talcher and Pallahara to end their strike and return to work immediately.

In his letter, J K Samantasinghar, the secretary of the Odisha State Bar Council, warned the agitating lawyers that their license of practice would be suspended if they don’t join their work. 

The Orissa High Court may take up the petitions for hearing on Monday (November 14).

As per the advertisement, the engagement in respect of in-service professors shall be on a deputation basis for a period of two years and in respect of retired professors shall be on purely temporary and contractual basis for a term of two years terminable by one month's notice.

Releasing a press statement, the Registry of Orissa High Court stated, "It is extremely unfortunate that an item of fake news has been made viral on social media at the instance of a lawyer practicing in Orissa High Court by publishing a photograph and making wholly scurrilous and false statements without knowing the real facts."

Speaking to OTV, Kajol Sahu, the counsel of the petitioner said, “The STA never submitted any written statement to the court about its plans on the HSRP drive. They had verbally said that the entire infrastructure for HSRP registration is at place.”

Huge relief for Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim. The Orissa High Court on Wednesday ordered a stay on his conviction by a vigilance court. The vigilance court had sentenced the legislator to three years rigorous imprisonment in Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation (ORHDC) corruption case.

There are cracks in the Jagmohan of Srimandir in Puri. The affidavit of Orissa High Court appointed amicus curie NK Mohanty revealed this.In his affidavit, Mohanty highlighted his visit to the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri and Sun Temple in Konark.

In its 15-page verdict, the State’s apex court treated the case as a rare and exceptional case and observed that the conviction has serious consequences upon the membership of the sitting MLA. 

Justice Jaswant Singh, who is currently serving as a Judge of the Orissa High Court, will be the 33rd Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.

The rule pertaining to fitment of high security registration plate (HSRP) in vehicles came under judicial scrutiny.

The Orissa High Court has asked the State transport department to inform if the deadline of affixation of HSRP can be extended. 

The State government presented a format of the revised flat booking agreement in apartments before the High Court.

The petitioner in the petition has prayed to the court to order an probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the sale of fake medicine in the brand name of Telma-40.

The Odisha government is apparently making efforts to draw the attention of investors from foreign countries to revive the industrial sector in the State. With such plans, the state has initiated special programmes including 'Make In Odisha'. Even Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik himself has met several top-notch investors in Dubai and Mumbai.  

After winding up OTM, the state government had filed a petition for liquidation of the company in the High Court.

Additional Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the petitioner contended that the hearing of petition against Ashok Mohanty is pending with the Special Court for a long time due to the interim order passed by the Orissa High Court. 

Mohapatra was ill for some days and battling old age related health issues.

The next hearing of the petition will be held in the High Court on August 30.

The court heard two separate petitions on Srimandir Jagamohan and Konark temple on Tuesday after a gap of two years. 

The matter is listed for hearing today by Justice Biraja Prasanna Satpathy.  

As per the provision laid out in sub-section (3) of CrPC section 172, an accused is not entitled to a copy of the case diary.

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (Aug 17) directed actress Varsha Priyadarshini to appear before Delhi Police within 15 days in connection with casteist remark case. A case was earlier filed against the actress for allegedly making casteist remarks against a staff of her husband and BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty.

Earlier on August 4, the High Court had granted interim relief to Ollywood actress Varsha Priyadarshini, her mother and niece in connection with the case. 

Two judicial officers appointed as judges to the Himachal Pradesh High Court are: Sushil Kukreja and Virender Singh. Two judicial officers appointed as judges to the Orissa High Court are: Gourishankar Satapathy and Chittaranjan Dash.

The Orissa High Court on Thursday disposed of the anticipatory bail application moved by Ollywood actor Babushaan Mohanty apprehending his arrest.

The state’s apex court has also asked the state government, secretary and president of Odisha Sahitya Akademi (OSA) to file their replies in this connection.

The engagement orders will be issued by the District Education Officers after verification of correctness of data in the provisional Select List and District List.

The court’s direction came up with the directive while hearing a petition filed by several cashew farmers from Balikuda block in Jagatsinghpur district. The farmers, who have been cultivating since 1983, had moved the court against the encroachment case lodged by the administration.

The court observed that there is no relevance of hearing the petitions after the directive of the Supreme Court. 

The report also throws light on the details of expenditure the judiciary incurred, initiatives taken at the administrative level to minimise the number of cases pending in district courts and steps taken on how to use technology to improve administration of justice.

State Vigilance except sensitive and confidential activities undertaken by the department should be brought under ambit of RTI, ordered the court while hearing petitions challenging 2016 order which kept Vigilance out of RTI purview. 

Justices Subhasis Talapatra and Sanjay Kumar Mishra were sworn in as the judges of the Orissa High Court on Friday. The swearing-in-ceremony was held in the conference hall of the HC. 

The Orissa High Court on Tuesday quashed a petition filed seeking cancellation of the upcoming India-South Africa T20I match at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on June 12.

A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Orissa High Court on Wednesday seeking cancellation of the upcoming T20 International match between India and South Africa to be played at Barabati stadium in Cuttack.

Orissa High Court has issued an order for immediate payment of family pension to the unmarried transgender offsprings of the deceased employees

The court of Justice Biswanath Rath recently asked the tehsildar of Kakatpur in Puri district to plant the trees along the roads in any sector in Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) area.

The Orissa High Court on Friday declined to grant bail to Chilika MLA Prashant Jagdev in connection with a road rage incident caused by the legislator which left as many as 22 people injured in Khordha in March earlier this year.