Tag: Supreme Court

Bhubaneswar:  The water discharge capacity of Polavaram dam has been raised to 50 lakh cusec from 36 lakh cusec, which is in violation of the Godavari Water Dispute Tribunal – 1980, Odisha government had stated in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court. While Odisha along with 5 other states had filed an affidavit in […]

Bhubaneswar: The number of casualty due to road accidents in the State has shot up by 14 per cent in first three months of this year, informed Transport Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi here today. Padhi, revealed the information after attending a review meeting on road safety at the State Secretariat here. It may be noted that […]

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging bail granted by Orissa High Court to chit fund scam accused and Seashore Group CMD, Prashant Das’s wife Jyotirani Sarangi. The Orissa High Court on November 10, 2016 had released Sarangi on conditional bail. She was asked to furnish a bail bond of Rs.50,000 with […]

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed suspended BJD MP Ramchandra Hansda to approach the Orissa High Court (HC) for bail in connection with his links with scam-tainted chit fund company Nabadiganta Capital Services. Moreover, the apex court has asked the HC to conduct a hearing on the bail plea within four weeks, sources […]

New Delhi: In a bid to buy time, the Central government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court filing a clarification petition and asking for three months for implementing its judgment in view of the May assembly elections in Karnataka while the Tamil Nadu government sought contempt proceedings against the Centre for its failure to constitute Cauvery […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Centre today constituted the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal for resolution of the longstanding dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over sharing of Mahanadi water. The tribunal was formed as per section 4 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 following the Supreme Court directive on January 23, 2018, revealed a notification issued […]

Bhubaneswar: Sending out a clear message to defaulting mining leaseholders who are yet to pay the penalty for excess and illegal mining, the State Government today said that it will initiate certificate case and confiscate properties of errant leaseholders if they fail to pay their dues. Briefing mediapersons, Minister of Mines, Prafulla Mallick said as […]

New Delhi: In what could be a big relief for the internet sensation and the crush of millions of youth Priya Prakash Varrier, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed all criminal actions against the Malayalam actress, who shot to fame following her ‘wink song’ from the film “Oru Addar Love”. Priya on Tuesday had sought […]

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the chief secretaries of five States including Odisha to file affidavits on the execution of Godavari agreement by March 30. In a notice issued by the Supreme Court, it has asked Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh to file affidavits stating they are bound by the […]

New Delhi: Hearing several petitions related to the demolition of religious establishments in Odisha, the Supreme Court today asked the committee constituted by State government to take a call on which structures have to be demolished. The apex court also directed the committee to provide complete data on such establishments within three months. “As per […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The mine leaseholders who have failed to pay their stipulated penalty by December 31 will now have to pay the amount along with interest, ordered the Supreme Court today. The defaulter mining leaseholders will have to pay the penalty along with 12 percent interest, stated the apex court and has instructed the Industrial […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s stand was vindicated after Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Centre to constitute a Tribunal to resolve the ongoing Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh. The apex court while hearing the matter, directed Centre to form the Tribunal within a month. Speaking in this regard, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said “Mahanadi is the […]

New Delhi: In an unprecedented and “extraordinary” event in the history of Indian judiciary, four senior sitting judges of the Supreme Court on Friday met the media to allege that the administration of the country’s top court was not in order. “It is an extraordinary event in the history of judiciary and more particularly in […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today quashed the case against the CBI which had wrongly entered the house of a sitting judge of Orissa High Court in September 19 night last year after the probe agency apprised the apex court through an affidavit that it had apologised the Judge for its mistake. In its affidavit, […]

Bhubaneswar: Labourers in several mineral rich belts in Odisha are now staring at an uncertain future after being rendered jobless since the closure of mines in their respective regions. The State government had earlier closed down 152 mines based on Shah Commission’s report over illegal mining and now seven more mines have been closed as […]