Tag: Orissa High Court

Hearing the review and writ petitions filed by some candidates who were earlier shortlisted by the OPSC, the High Court rejected them and upheld its earlier order to the OPSC to prepare a fresh merit list within two months. 

Hearing the petition of the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), the Orissa High Court on Thursday lifted its earlier interim stay on the release of the Odisha Civil Services 2021 results.

The court had heard the writ petition on July 19 and reserved its verdict. Ahead of the momentous occasion, the court delivered the 41-page verdict in Odia on July 25.

The Court further directed Shradhanjali to appear before CBI court in person.

A total of 1104 candidates made it to the provisional list for Group-B posts in the Odisha Secretariat Service and got shortlisted for document verification and skill test.

Justice Talapatra was elevated as a Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 15 November 2011 and on establishment of a separate High Court for the State of Tripura in 2013 he opted the High Court of Tripura as his parent High Court. He has been functioning, on transfer, in the High Court of Orissa since 10 June 2022.

According to sources, the court has served the notices to Srimandir managing committee chairman, chief administrator, Director General of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and its superintendent while hearing the petition filed by form state BJP president Samir Mohanty.

With the inauguration of 50 new paperless courts, the total number of paperless courts in the district judiciary of the state has now reached 84. District Ganjam has become the first district in Odisha to have all the courts paperless.

The television channel had aired an audio conversation between two people in August 2020. One of the persons, who claimed (in the clip) to have returned from a Covid hospital after recovery, undermined the disease saying it would be cured without treatment and medicines.

The demand has been made for the constitution of a panel headed by the Odisha Governor or sitting judge. As per sources, the condition of the Ratna Bhandar is now deplorable with leaking ceilings and peeling plasters, and needs urgent repairs.

The High Court issued the order recently while hearing the case of Nilamadhaba Enterprises vs CT (commercial tax) & GST Officer, Cuttack.

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside an Orissa High Court judgment, which directed enrolment of a candidate as an advocate even though he secured a law degree from a college not recognised by the Bar Council of India (BCI).

Alleging injustice meted out to them, the selected candidates on Saturday staged a demonstration in front of the OPSC office in Cuttack. 

"To have in Odisha in 2023 nearly 30,000 SAM and 86,000 MAM children is a cause for alarm not just for the State of Odisha but for the Government of India as well," the court observed.  

The Computer Application Test of candidates who have passed the main examination will be conducted today as per the schedule.