Tag: Orissa High Court

Cuttack: The hearing of the case filed by five beverage companies in Orissa High Court, scheduled to be held today, has been postponed to May 12. The liquor firms are in a long-running deadlock over offer price of beer set by the Excise department and have refrained from signing agreement with the government. The leading […]

Cuttack: Three new justices took oath as additional judges at the Orissa High Court today. Justices Durga Prasanna Choudhury, Krushnaram Mohapatra & Jatindra Prasad Das were administered oath by the acting chief justice today taking the total number of judges at Orissa High Court to 21. On April 12, presidential warrants of appointment of the […]

In a major relief to Nabadiganta chit fund scam accused and Mayurbhanj MP Rama Chandra Hansdah, the Orissa High Court today allowed the parliamentarian to attend the ongoing session of Lok Sabha for a day

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today rejected a petition filed by Congress candidate Surendra Singh Bhoi, who was defeated in last Assembly polls and had challenged the win of Titilagarh MLA Tukuni Sahu, citing non-cooperation from the petitioner. While hearing the petition, Justice Biswanath Rath also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Bhoi […]

Cuttack: In a first in the ongoing multi-crore chit fund probe in the State, the Orissa High Court today granted conditional bail to Artha Tatwa (AT) scam accused and Swastik India chairman Ranjan Dash, who has been chargesheeted by CBI in the ponzi scam. However, the HC has directed Dash not to leave the country […]

Former district judge A.B.S. Naidu will examine the allegations of lack of proper or timely treatment at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research during Covid-19 pandemic.

Jorhat: Former Supreme Court Judge and Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh and Orissa High Courts Sailendu Nath Phukan died on Sunday in upper Assam’s Jorhat district. He was 83 and is survived by two sons and as many daughters. Phukan, a former Chairman of the Assam Human Rights Commission, passed away at a private hospital […]

Bhubaneswar: Justice Bijaya Kumar Nayak, a retired judge of the Orissa High Court, assumed the post of chairperson of the Odisha State Law Commission on Thursday. The Law Commission has been constituted to aid and advise in matters relating to legal reforms and framing of new laws. Jeeban Ballav Mishra, Law Department Additional Secretary, will […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today adjourned to Monday the hearing on a bunch of pleas alleging discrepancies in the poll expenses of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his party BJD. The bench of Justice S K Mishra adjourned the hearing till July 31 when the counsel for various parties, including the one for the […]

Cuttack: All judges of Orissa High Court today came to the High Court without red beacons on their official vehicles. Three judges had removed the beacons on Thursday itself following the Centre’s decision to do away with VIP culture. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was among the first in the state to remove the red beacon […]

Cuttack: Hardening their position against what they termed as “police inaction”, lawyers of Orissa High Court today decided to continue their strike till Monday. The general body of Orissa High Court Bar Association unanimously passed a resolution to abstain from court work in protest till those who allegedly threatened Odisha State Bar Council member Chinmaya […]

Cuttack: Demanding immediate arrest of those who had allegedly threatened an advocate and Odisha State Bar Council member, lawyers of Orissa High Court today decided to continue their cease-work agitation till February 2. Advocate Chinmaya Kumar Mohanty has filed a complaint in this regard at Lingaraj police station of Bhubaneswar. “The general body meeting of […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has stayed the operation of an order passed by the director of Bhubaneswar-based Xavier Institute of Management last month terminating the services of two professors. Hearing separate writ petitions filed by the two sacked professors, D V Ramana and Banikanta Mishra, a single-judge bench of Justice S K Mishra in […]

Cuttack: Former Odisha Youth Congress chief Rajat Choudhury, arrested by CBI in connection with the multi-crore chit fund scam, was today granted conditional bail by the Orissa High Court. Choudhury was arrested in July for his alleged role in the scam and illegal collection of public money by Arthatatwa (AT) Group of Companies. Also Read:  Special […]

Justice S N Prasad was sworn in as a permanent judge of Orissa High Court here today