Category: Orissa High Court

Bar Council of India directs Odisha HC Bar Association to call off agitation.

Source – newindianexpress.com0 CUTTACK:  The ongoing cease-work by the Orissa High Court Bar Association has taken a new turn with the Bar Council of India (BCI) directing it to immediately call off the agitation and member lawyers to resume court work.The association has been boycotting court work since October 14 “to show protest against” the recent

Orissa High Court Boycott: Lawyers must refuse to abide by call for strike, Delhi HC refuses to entertain plea for want of jurisdiction.

Source – barandbench.com Remarking that lawyers must boldly refuse to abide by any call for a strike, the Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a petition filed before it in view of the indefinite boycott called by the Orissa High Court Bar Association. The petition was dismissed by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev

Orissa High Court notice on CCTV footage plea

source: newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: Cuttack serial murder case prime accused Narayan Sahoo’s wife Geetanjali’s battle for seizure of CCTV footage and its inclusion in the investigation has taken a new turn on Tuesday. The Orissa High Court has issued notices to the branch manager of Punjab National Bank at Sunamuhin under Odagaon police limits in Nayagarh

Probe ordered into toilet scam in Bhadrak

Source: orissapost.com Bhubaneswar: Following allegations of large-scale irregularities in construction of toilets in Bhatapada panchayat of Chandipur block in Bhadrak district, the Panchayati Raj department has asked the block administration to probe the matter. According to sources, the block administration had reportedly made all the villages of Bhatapada panchayat open defecation-free (ODF) by ensuring 100% toilet

Orissa High Court clears way for solid waste project

Source:- newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: In a relief to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Orissa High Court on Wednesday lifted interim stay restraining it from inviting fresh bids for its integrated solid waste management project. The restriction was imposed on April 19 this year after New Delhi-based Metro Waste Handling Pvt Limited (MWHPL) challenged the State Government’s

Demand For HC Bench In Sambalpur Grows Louder Again As Lawyers Launch 3-Day Strike

Source: odishatv.in Sambalpur: Reigniting their protest against inordinate delay in establishment of a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in Sambalpur, the central action committee of the Western Odisha Lawyers’ Association launched a three-day strike on Thursday. All government, private and insurance offices and court in Sambalpur and other districts coming under the ambit of

HC directs personal appearance of Health Secy over doc vacancies

Source: newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Monday directed State Health and Family Welfare department Secretary to appear in person on September 30 for not complying with its order to intimate the status of doctor vacancies at the medical colleges and district headquarter hospitals. While hearing a PIL filed by High Court lawyer Chittaranjan

Former Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar moves High Court seeking protection from arrest

Source: orissapost.com Bangalore/New Delhi: Karnataka’s former Congress minister DK Shivakumar moved Friday an application in the state High Court for interim protection from arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged involvement in ‘hawala’ (illegal) transactions, a party official said. “Shivkumar’s counsel BV Acharya has filed a writ petition in the High Court for