Supreme Court Collegium recommends Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as Orissa High Court Chief Justice

Bhubaneswar, November 2: The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the elevation of Patna High Court judge Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. As per an official resolution published on the apex court website, “…during his tenure of more than 11 years as a Judge of High Court, he […]

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Orissa High Court gets two new Judges: Here’s what we know about them

Cuttack, September 5: Advocate Sibo Sankar Mishra & senior Judicial Officer Anand Chandra Behera were sworn in as Judges of Orissa High Court here on Tuesday. Orissa HC Chief Justice Subhasis Talapatra administered the oath of office to them. Judges of the High Court, Law Minister, Advocate General and Home Secretary along with senior officers […]

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CJI opens virtual High Court in 10 districts in Odisha

Cuttack, February 3: In a pioneering development to enhance access to High Court, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Friday inaugurated virtual High Court in 10 districts in Odisha on virtual mode. Orissa High Court Chief Justice Dr S. Muralidhar, other judges of the High Court were present. The inaugural ceremony was organised […]

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CM lays foundation stone for Judicial Archives, HC employees’ residential complex at Cuttack

Cuttack, January 28: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday laid foundation stone for Centre for Judicial Archives and High Court Employees’ Residential Complex at Cuttack here. “I thank Orissa High Court for this unique initiative,” said Patnaik. Attending the foundation laying ceremony of the Centre for Judicial Archives at Cuttack, CM Naveen Patnaik thanked Orissa […]

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Justice Jaswant Singh elevated as Orissa High Court Chief Justice

Cuttack/Delhi, September 30: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Jaswant Singh as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Justice Singh took oath as a Judge in the High Court of Orissa on October 8, 2021. Now, the Collegium headed by CJI UU Lalit has recommended his elevation as Chief Justice of […]

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Centre notifies appointment of two new judges to Orissa High Court

New Delhi, August 12: The Centre on Friday notified appointment of two Judicial Officers -Gourishankar Satapathy and Chittaranjan Dash – as judges of the Orissa High Court. The Supreme Court collegium led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana had recommended their names for elevation on July 25. “In exercise of the power conferred […]

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Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra sworn in as Orissa High Court judge

Cuttack, November 5: Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra was on Friday sworn in as the Orissa High Court judge. Chief Justice S Muralidhar administered the oath of office and secrecy to the judge, who was elevated from advocate, in a simple ceremony on the High Court premises. All the judges of the High Court, senior advocates, […]

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Aditya Kumar Mohapatra appointed as Orissa High Court Judge

Bhubaneswar, November 3: The Central Government on Wednesday notified the appointment of lawyer Aditya Kumar Mohapatra as judge of the Orissa High Court. The lawyer’s name was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice NV Ramana in a resolution on September 29. Notification regarding the appointment of Mohapatra […]

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Orissa High Court rejects plea seeking permission for increasing Durga idol height

Cuttack, September 17: The Orissa High Court on Friday rejected the petition filed by Cuttack’s Balu Bazar Puja Committee seeking relaxation in restrictions imposed on height of Durga idol by the Odisha Government. The Court refused to interfere with August 9 guidelines on festivals where the restrictions have been imposed to keep the height of […]

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Odisha gets 15 Fast Track Special Courts to deal with POCSO & rape cases

Cuttack, July 1: Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice S. Muralidhar on Thursday inaugurated 15 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) dealing with cases under POCSO Act and rape cases through virtual mode. The courts were opened in Cuttack, Balasore, Bhadrak, Bolangir, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Khurda, Koraput, Kandhamal, Rayagada and Sambalpur. Further, […]

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