Tag: Orissa High Court

Justice Waghela’s shift to Orissa questioned

Bhubaneswar: Many leaders in Tamil Nadu have raised questions over the ‘hasty’ transfer of Karnataka High Court chief justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela to Orissa High Court on two counts, and one of them is his newly assigned work place (Orissa HC) being smaller than the present one (Karnataka HC). In a statement issued in Chennai […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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PIL In Orissa HC Seeks Probe Into Covid Hospital Mismanagement, Cremations Without Dignity

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Orissa High Court over alleged gross mismanagement and negligence in treatment of patients in Covid hospitals and denying of dignity to Covid deceased during cremation.

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Justice B P Ray sworn in as Orissa HC judge

Cuttack: Justice B P Ray was today sworn in as the new judge of Orissa High Court. Chief Justice A K Goel administered the oath of office to Justice Ray, who was hitherto a judge of Kerala High Court. With Justice Ray?s inclusion, the number of judges in Orissa High Court went up to 17, […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Justice Raghubir Dash appointed OHRC member

Bhubaneswar: Justice Raghubir Dash, former judge of Orissa High Court, has been appointed as the member of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC). Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal today approved Justice Dash’ name for the post. “In exercise to the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of the Section 22 of the Protection of Human Rights Act (Act […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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Bandh over HC bench: Protesters bar Bolangir Collector from entering his office

Bolangir: Intensifying their agitation for the third consecutive day demanding establishment of a permanent bench of Orissa High Court here, lawyers today stopped the district collector from entering his office. According to sources, district collector Arindam Dakua was scheduled to attend a video conference with Chief Secretary AP Padhi today but he had to return […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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Police-lawyer spat ends; Courts to start functioning from tomorrow

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Bar Association on Wednesday called off stir putting an end to the two and a half months long police-lawyer spat. With this, Courts will start functioning from tomorrow, informed president of the association Srikant Nayak. The ongoing controversy between lawyers of the Orissa High Court and the police found a […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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Justice KS Jhaveri sworn in as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court

Cuttack: Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court today. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath of office to the new chief justice at a special function here at Orissa High Court in presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and other senior officials. Justice Jhaveri was […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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Amnesty scheme for illegal constructions: Orissa HC seeks clarification from govt

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court today shot notices to the Secretary and other officials of the Urban Development department seeking explanation on the legality of the Sarbakhyama Yojana, an amnesty scheme under which the government aims to regularise unauthorised buildings and establishments in urban areas across the State. The High Court has asked the authorities […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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Op-Ed: Lawyers Are A Law Unto Themselves

A drunken man gets into a street brawl after dashing his car against a bike and gets soundly thrashed for it. A police patrol party arrives, rescues him from the clutches of the angry mob, packs him into a van and takes him to the police station. But far from thanking the police, the inebriated […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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False Affidavits Mar the Sanctity of the Electoral Process

The setting aside of the election of Jogesh Kumar Singh of the Congress as the Sundargarh MLA by the Orissa High Court on Tuesday has brought into sharp focus an issue that has not been adequately debated in public discourse: the filing of false affidavits by candidates at the time of elections. Singh has been […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Police-lawyer Spat: Hearing in Orissa HC on October 10

Cuttack: The agitating lawyers have remained firm on their demands as they chose to continue their protests demanding action against the cops allegedly involved in assaulting a lawyer at Nuabazar area in Cuttack. During a meeting today, the Orissa High Court Bar Association decided to continue and extend the cease-work stir stating that a decision […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Demand for HC Bench: Courts to remain shut till end of Monsoon Session

Sambalpur: Intensifying the long-standing demand of a permanent High Court bench, members of the Western Odisha Lawyers’ Association today informed that all the courts in the town will remain closed till the end of the Monsoon Session of Odisha Assembly on September 20. However, the Association notified that all government offices will remain open during […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
Orissa High Court Invites Applications For 202 ASO Posts
COVID Spread: Orissa High Court Shuts Down For 8 Days

With an upsurge in COVID cases in Cuttack city and some staff getting infected with Coronavirus, the Orissa High Court and its offices will be completely closed from May 20 to 27.

  • Wednesday, 19 May 2021
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Senior Advocate Designation: Orissa HC Annuls Own Ruling

A division bench of Justice CR Dash and Justice Pramath Patnaik termed the sub-rule (9) of Rule-6 of High Court of Orissa (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2019 as ultra vires.

  • Tuesday, 11 May 2021
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Justice Pramath Patnaik takes oath as Orissa HC judge

Cuttack: Justice Pramath Patnaik was sworn in as the Judge of Orissa High Court. Chief Justice KS Jhaveri administered the oath of office and secrecy to Patnaik at a formal ceremony held in the High Court today. Justice Patnaik was retransferred to Orissa High Court from Jharkhand High Court, where he was serving since December […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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