Tag: Orissa High Court

A bench comprising Justices SK Kaul and Abhay S Oka passed the order while hearing a plea relating to protests by lawyers in the State demanding a permanent High Court bench in Sambalpur district.

Meanwhile, keeping in view the decision of Supreme Court, the Central Action Committee of all Bar Association of Western Odisha has decided to suspend the protest.

A bench of Orissa High Court comprising Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Murahari Sri Raman expressed deep concern over killing of an elephant by three forest officials in Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district recently.

The announcement comes during the hearing of a plea filed by OTM for the delay in taking over the possession of the textile mill as per the previous amendment.

The court however directed the exam conducting authority to continue the computer proficiency test which is set to be conducted on December 4.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Bar Council of India to cancel the license of agitating lawyers.

It is pertinent to mention that the demand for a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in western Odisha at Sambalpur has been mounting for a long time. 

The lawyers’ association staged a silent protest over the shifting of the Orissa High Court from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar.

The names and roll numbers of the shortlisted candidates have been uploaded on the official website: https://orissahighcourt.nic.in.  

The Odisha State Bar Council on Tuesday directed bar associations in Sambalpur, Badamba, Tangi, Talcher and Pallahara to end their strike and return to work immediately.

In his letter, J K Samantasinghar, the secretary of the Odisha State Bar Council, warned the agitating lawyers that their license of practice would be suspended if they don’t join their work. 

The Orissa High Court may take up the petitions for hearing on Monday (November 14).

As per the advertisement, the engagement in respect of in-service professors shall be on a deputation basis for a period of two years and in respect of retired professors shall be on purely temporary and contractual basis for a term of two years terminable by one month's notice.

Releasing a press statement, the Registry of Orissa High Court stated, "It is extremely unfortunate that an item of fake news has been made viral on social media at the instance of a lawyer practicing in Orissa High Court by publishing a photograph and making wholly scurrilous and false statements without knowing the real facts."

Speaking to OTV, Kajol Sahu, the counsel of the petitioner said, “The STA never submitted any written statement to the court about its plans on the HSRP drive. They had verbally said that the entire infrastructure for HSRP registration is at place.”