Tag: Orissa High Court

Cuttack: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Orissa High Court seeking CBI investigation into the death of young engineer Amrut Das of Kujanga in Jagatsingpur district. The Bharatiya Bikash Parishad has filed the petition making Union Ministry of Home Affairs, State Department of Home, CBI, Odisha DGP, Jagatsinghpur SP and Kujanga Sub-divisional […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Crime Branch, probing the abduction and murder of the 5-year-old girl in Nayagarh, to submit a detailed status report with regard to the investigation in the case. The Court has so far been presented with three status reports – the first […]

Nayagarh: The case pertaining to the alleged abduction, rape and murder of a five-year-old girl from Nayagarh took a curious turn on Friday when a RTI disclosure raised some serious questions over the State government’s claims that it has sought the appointment of a sitting High Court judge to monitor the SIT probe. The disclosure […]

Cuttack: In a major relief to the cancer battlers in the State, Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed Odisha government to bear expenses of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-ray computed tomography CT scans of all patients from tomorrow. While hearing a petition filed by a cancer patient, the court passed an interim order directing […]

Bhubaneswar: All courts in the State including Orissa High Court will operate normally from February 15, said a notification issued by the HC on Friday. “The hearing in the High Court in physical mode shall resume on 15.02.2021 in terms of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) both for the High Court & Sub-ordinate Courts/Tribunals which […]

Cuttack: In a major blow to the Odisha government’s ambitious inter-state bus terminal project in the city, the Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed the administration to maintain status quo of the Goddess Kali Temple situated at the site in Khan Nagar. While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a group of local […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Union Law & Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad threw the ball back into the Odisha’s court over the long-standing demands of the people of western and southern Odisha to set up division bench(es) of Orissa High Court for mitigation of their problems. In the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, in response to a question […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday dismissed two PILs challenging the selection of site for the Netaji Bus Terminus in Cuttack, effectively clearing the path for the State government to go ahead with the proposed project. Rejecting to entertain the PILs, the HC ruled that the decision pertaining to the selection of site for […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday allowed Santosh Roul alias self-styled Godman Sarathi Baba to organise pravachans (spiritual discourse) for his followers. He can hold the discourse from the first week of July. However, the Court has put restrictions on the number of participants and clearly directed that he can preach to a maximum […]

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to the expelled BJD leader and Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi in connection with a fraud case filed by the State Crime Branch. The MLA was allowed to move out of the jail on two bail bonds of Rs 5 lakh each along with a cash […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday closed a petition filed by gang-rape survivor Anjana Mishra alleging lapses and conspiracy in the investigation carried out by the investigating agency. The court’s decision followed two sets of affidavits filed by the Odisha Government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the case, stating […]

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court on Monday granted bail to suspended IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak and his son Akash in connection with a cheating case registered with the Kharvel Nagar Police station in Bhubaneswar. The court has asked the father-son due to furnish bail bond of Rs 2 lakh with two local solvent sureties […]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over the plethora of problems faced by inmates lodged in jails across the State, the Orissa High Court has directed district Collectors to conduct surprise visits and review the conditions prevailing in jails in their respective jurisdictions between March 15 and April 16, 2021. While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to enforce a prohibition on fishing activities by trawlers near the mouth of Devi river and along the coast to protect Olive Ridley turtles. Based on a report submitted by a committee appointed by the high court, a division bench headed by Chief Justice S […]

Cuttack: The Puri police informed Orissa High Court on Monday that the state government has sanctioned Rs five lakh as interim compensation to the family of the person who was allegedly killed in custody by the district police as per the HC’s order. Puri superintendent of police(SP) Kanwar Vishal Singh in a counter affidavit informed […]