Tag: Orissa High Court

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.

While Opposition BJP and Congress alleged that the State government does not want the permanent benches to be set up in western and southern Odisha, the ruling BJD accused the Centre of creating disturbance over the matter in the State.

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday unanimously decided to launch a formal opposition against the proposal for setting up of two permanent benches of the High Court of Orissa.

The High Court expressed concern that sale deeds conveying common areas to the individual owners of apartments were getting registered by the builders on a daily basis in violation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) - RERA Act, 2016.

Conforming to the fears of lakhs of Jagannath devotees around the world, the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday revealed excavation and soil removal work during construction under the Srimandir Parikrama Project may have destroyed the archaeological remains of the heritage site.

In a significant development in the controversy surrounding the Puri Srimandir Corridor project, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday made it clear before the Orissa High Court that it has not granted any permission to Odisha government to carry out the construction of the heritage venture.

According to Jagdev's counsel Abhinab Chand, the court has directed to extend the MLA's interim bail for seven more days till May 11.

The HC bench directed that the meeting should be conducted by the Secretaries of Power, Coal, Mines and the Chairman, Railway Board with the Managing Directors (MDs) of MCL and the NALCO not later than 6 pm tomorrow (April 26). 

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the HC warned of stern action against the officials who will fail to repair toilets in the stipulated time and suggested outsourcing maintenance of toilets.

The new version will also be available in various district and taluka-level courts.

The HC found the competent authority has already kept a sum of Rs 48.16 crore in its pocket. 

The Orissa High Court on Thursday ordered estranged couple, Doctor Sumit and his wife Tapaswini, to appear at the designated reconciliation centre on April 9.

The Orissa High Court on Friday refused to grant bail to six accused in the high profile Mahanga double murder case.

The oath-taking ceremony was a simple one, observed in accordance with the Covid-19 guidelines.