Tag: Orissa High Court

Voices: Is Diwali still only the festival of light?

Bhubaneswar: Diwali, the festival of light is not far. With people preparing themselves for grand celebrations on Diwali, a Supreme Court order has raised many eye-brows. On October 9, the honorable Supreme Court decided to put a ban on the sale of crackers in Delhi-NCR. While many support it, many are completely against the ban. […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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BJD sees intimidation in CBI’s visit to Orissa judge’s house

Bhubaneswar: Adding fuel to the ongoing controversy over CBI officials trying to enter the residence of Orissa High Court’s sitting Judge CR Dash on the midnight of September 19, the ruling-BJD claimed it to be an intimidation strategy used by the agency against the judge. “CBI arriving at an acting Judge’s residence at midnight and […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Appointments of SICs under HC scanner

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court issued notices to the state government on Friday on a writ challenging the appointment of two information commissioners in the Odisha Information Commission. The HC had been moved by an aspirant Pradeep Kumar Pradhan who alleged that scrutiny, selection and appointment of the information commissioners was not as envisaged under […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Justice At Last: Odisha Teacher Gets Retirement Benefits 11 Years After Death

Orissa High Court has ordered the State Government to pay retirement dues and pension benefits to a teacher named Prafulla Chandra Mohanty from Salipur area, almost 11 years after his death

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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PIL In Orissa High Court Seeks CBI Probe Into Paralakhemundi ACF Soumya Ranjan’s Death

An inquiry by CBI into the ACF death case has now been sought to bring the accused to book

  • Tuesday, 27 July 2021
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HC questions legal premise of amnesty scheme for illegal constructions

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court today sought a reply from the Odisha government and Urban Development department officials on what grounds the amnesty scheme -‘Sarbakhyama Yojana’ – was implemented to regularise unauthorised buildings and establishments in urban areas across the State. The court has asked the authorities to explain under which law the unauthorised construction […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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ORHDC scam: High Court asks 5 accused including IAS officer to surrender

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court rejected the plea of five persons including IAS officer and former director of Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation (ORHDC), Binod Kumar, and directed them to surrender before the Vigilance court in connection with Rs 55 lakh-financial fraud in 2000. As all of them have been pronounced guilty and the quantum […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Justice KS Jhaveri named Chief Justice of Orissa High Court

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court Collegium today selected the name of Justice KS Jhaveri for the top post of the Orissa High Court. With the development, Justice Jhaveri will replace outgoing Justice Vineet Saran as the next Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court while the latter will be elevated to the Supreme Court. “As for […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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HC bench demand in Western Odisha intensifies; Police-lawyers scuffle in Sambalpur

Sambalpur: Tension erupted in the city today after lawyers took to streets protesting State and Central government’s indifference attitude towards the long-standing demands of a permanent High Court bench in Western Odisha. Nearly 150 lawyers were taken into preventive custody following a scuffle with police officials nearby Church Chhak in the town. The incident occurred […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court VA Mohata no more

Nagpur: Former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Justice VA Mohata passed away on Tuesday evening at Akola of Nagpur in Maharashtra. He was at 85. Mohata was the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court from September 28, 1994 to April 25, 1995. During his tenure as the Orissa HC Chief Justice, Mohata […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Uncertainty looms over conduct of Municipal Polls in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Uncertainty looms large over the conduct of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on time as Odisha government has decided to move Supreme Court against the Orissa High Court order regarding reservation of seats in different urban local bodies. Earlier, the Orissa High Court had asked the state government not to exceed 50 per cent reservation […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Missing Ratna Bhandar key: Dharmendra targets Odisha CM again

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan once again targeted Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his silence over the missing Ratna Bhadar key of Puri Srimandir. Talking to newsmen, Pradhan stated that CM knows everything and his silence is a matter of concern as already Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal has expressed concern over the sensitive issue. […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Missing Ratna Bhandar key: Govt appoints Justice Raghubir Das to head Inquiry Commission

Bhubaneswar: Following widespread public outcry over the missing Ratna Bhandar key, the State Government today appointed Justice Raghubir Das, retired judge of Orissa High Court as Chairman of the ‘Commission of Inquiry’ set up to probe disappearance of the 12th century treasury key. Earlier, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had ordered a judicial probe into the […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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HC orders Commercial Taxes Dept to regularise jobs of 75 data entry operators

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief to the 75 data entry operators and junior programmers working on contractual basis in the Department of Commercial Taxes, the Orissa High Court has upheld the order of the Odisha Administrative Tribunal (OAT) for regularisation of their jobs. As per reports, the Commercial Taxes department had initially engaged the data […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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HC seeks reply on PIL demanding GI tag for ‘Odishara Rasagola’

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has issued notice to all the parties including the Odisha government in connection with the PIL seeking Geographical Indication (GI) tag for ‘Odishara Rasagola’ and scrapping GI tag received by West Bengal for ‘Banglar Rasogolla.’ Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Chennai Intellectual Property Office (IPO) […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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