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Bhubaneswar, January 4: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal on Monday administered the oath of office to Dr Justice S. Muralidhar as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court at Raj Bhavan here. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik joined the ceremony through video conferencing from Naveen Niwas while Law Minister Pratap Jena, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra were […]
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court (HC) on Tuesday decided to suspend the ensuing summer vacation, if the lockdown is not extended beyond May 3 to make up for the loss of working hours due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown. The High Court has also cancelled the summer break of subordinate courts in June this […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, Mohammed Rafiq, to Orissa High Court, Cuttack. The SC on Saturday issued a statement on the transfer. The office of the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court had fallen vacant with the retirement of Chief Justice Kalpesh […]
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court (HC) has decided to suspend its functioning and also its offices from March 26 to April 15 because of the lockdown enforced to check the spread of the new Coronavirus aka COVID-19. “It is hereby given for general information that considering the impending threat of COVID-19 and in the sake […]
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Cuttack: Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi was on Monday sworn in as a judge of Orissa High Court. Acting Chief Justice Sanju Panda administered the oath of office to Justice Panigrahi, who was appointed as a judge of the Orissa HC by the President on February 7. With Panigrahi’s appointment, the number of judges in the […]
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Cuttack: The Full Bench of the Orissa High Court on Tuesday initiated a suo motu contempt case against different bar associations in connection with continuous strike and cessation of court works by the bar members in various courts in the State, including the High Court. In a first, Chief Justice KS Jhaveri convened a full-court hearing […]
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Bhubaneswar: A day after the Orissa High Court directed the State Government to suspend Jharsuguda Collector-cum-District Magistrate Jyoti Ranjan Pradhan for disobeying its orders; the Government on Wednesday issued a notification ordering the same. Jharsuguda Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Pradip Sahu was given the additional charge of Jharsuguda Collector. According to reports, a bench of […]
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Cuttack: Self-styled godman Sarathi Baba aka Santosh Raul is all set to walk free from the Choudwar Circle Jail soon as the Orissa High Court (HC) on Monday granted bail to him in a case pertaining to alleged sexual exploitation of a woman and her daughter at his Barimula Ashram in Kendrapara on surety of […]
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Cuttack: In a big relief for former Minister and Paradip MLA Dr Damodar Rout, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday quashed a case registered against him for using word ‘Harijan’ while addressing a public gathering at Kujang in Jagatsinghpur district in 2010. Rout was charge-sheeted for referring to the then Jagatsinghpur MLA and senior BJD […]
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court (HC) on Friday rejected the bail plea submitted by Dream Centre Shelter Home managing director Faiz Rahman alias Daddy and Assistant Director Udit Lima in connection with sexual harassment charges against them. The duo was arrested in December last year. Earlier, a special POCSO court too rejected the bail application […]
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