rights & remedies, A day to remember

A day after the Orissa High Court issued notices to the State government on a PIL seeking closure of Bhusan Steel plant, the court on Wednesday issued notices to the government seeking a status report on the November 13 mishap inside the ...

CUTTACK: A contempt of court petition has been filed against collector of Balasore in the Orissa high court by panchayat samiti member Pratikshya Singh after the administration did not comply with an order. Earlier, a few villagers had opposed ...

CUTTACK: Orissa high court on Thursday rejected the petition filed by East coast railways authorities seeking time to comply with the court's November 26, 2012 order. The HC last year ordered the East coast railways to pay a compensation of Rs 5 ...

The State Government has decided to move the Centre to fill up vacant posts of judges in the Orissa High Court. In a written reply to a question from Amar Prasad Satpathy (BJD), Law Minister Maheswar Mohanty said the sanctioned strength of judges ...

In a significant move, the Orissa High Court on Thursday took cognisance of a letter petition sent by a law student on human rights violations of people displaced due to Hirakud dam project and directed the State Government to file its response. A ...

"The agitation shall be kept in abeyance and Bar members will resume work from Monday," Bar Association general secretary Janmejaya Katakia said. Cuttack: Members of Orissa High CourtBar Association have decided to temporarily call off their ongoing boycott ...

CUTTACK: Delegations of Central Action Committee (CAC), spearheading the agitation for establishment of Orissa high court bench in western region, and Balangir Bar Association on Monday requested Chief Justice (CJ) A K Goel to suuport their cause. ...

The Orissa High Court on Monday slapped a fine of Rs. 2 lakh on a social organisation for allegedly facilitating marriage of a minor girl and directed the organisation to contribute the fine amount to the Chief Ministers Relief Fund. A Division Bench of ...

Orissa High Court Bar Association will hold a crucial general body meeting tomorrow to decide the fate of its ongoing month-long strike. Association Vice President Milan Kumar Badu said, “The general body meeting of the association will be held to ...