Tag: Orissa High Court

Cuttack: The state vigilance directorate today submitted a preliminary inquiry report to the Orissa High Court on the basis of which a corruption case was registered against the former Odisha DGP Prakash Mishra who is now serving as the Director General of CRPF. The inquiry report was submitted in a sealed cover and the matter […]

Just a day after Kandhamal BJD MP Pratyusha Rajeswari Singh was issued a notice on a quo warranto writ petition, the Orissa High Court issued yet another notice to her on Thursday on an election petition filed by BJP leader and former MP Rudra Madhav Ray challenging her election as an MP

The Odisha government has allowed Tata Steel to operate its four iron ore mines in the state till January 28 as per an interim order of the Orissa High Court

Taking note of media reports that large tracts of land belonging to the Lord Jagannath Trust are either being encroached upon or sold to influential persons at throwaway prices, Orissa High Court has decided to take up the matter suo motu

The Orissa High Court today granted bail to Akash Pathak, son of suspended IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak in connection with a fraud allegedly committed by him on pretext of providing employment in Tata Motors

The Orissa High Court has directed the State government to submit a detailed report on the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 in the State.

Cuttack/Balasore: Two days after the BJD legal front withdrew its support from the ongoing lawyers’ strike, the agitating lawyers Monday threatened of a state-wide agitation and staged demonstrations outside various courts in different places across the State. Reportedly, the members of the legal front withdrew their support after the Orissa High Court Bar Association declared […]

Cuttack: Hearing on the much-awaited police-lawyer spat was deferred as State CID, Crime Branch failed to submit a full-fledged charge sheet before the Orissa High Court here on Friday. Earlier, the court had directed the investigating agency to submit a report after completing the pending investigation in connection with the incident by November 9. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst allegations of politicization of the ongoing lawyers’ strike, a youth was detained in connection with the attack on a few advocates in Cuttack today. The youth identified as Santosh Nimai is alleged to be an active member of the newly-formed Biju Yuva Vahini. Though Santosh refuted his association with Biju Yuva Vahini, several […]

Bhubaneswar: Whether justice is being denied could be argued by some, but there seems to be an inordinate delay in justice delivery as it is almost 2 months that the Orissa High Court has remained out of bounds for the common man. It is now for the past two months that the lawyers under the […]

Cuttack: A day after Supreme Court urged the agitating lawyers of Orissa High Court to withdraw their stir, the members of the Bar Association today decided to continue their cease-work protest till Wednesday. At a high-level meeting, Orissa High Court Bar Association secretary, Satyabrat Mohanty said that they have high respect for the apex court […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today urged the agitating lawyers of Orissa High Court to call off their cease-work agitation and resume court work. The apex court in its order further restrained Orissa High Court Bar Association and other connected associations from going on strike and resume court work so that no impediment is caused […]

Bhubaneswar: Orissa High Court on Monday granted bail to senior IAS officer Binod Kumar who was recently awarded a three-year jail term by special Vigilance Court in connection with financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 55 lakh in Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation (ORHDC). However, Binod Kumar can only be released from jail if […]

Orissa High Court on Thursday ordered the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to complete repair of the Lion Gate (Singhadwar) of Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri positively by May 31 this year

Taking up a PIL that was filed over 10 years back, the Orissa High Court on Thursday issued notice to the state seeking a detailed report on the issues relating to "fake appointments" in the local civic body