The victim, Gyanakalpa Mishra, while passing by a display board duly installed with power being provided by the TPCODL came in contact with livewire and died of electrocution way back on 4 September 2009.
Pradhan, represented by a team of lawyers, had filed an Interlocutory Application (IA) seeking dismissal of the election petition filed by Dr. Subash Mohapatra, who had contested his election as a Member of Parliament.
“It is true that the petitioners and their forefathers have been residing in Shantipalli Basti for several decades; however, their occupation of Government land is unauthorised”, the Court ruled in an order pronounced recently.
“Since the grievance so raised in the instant PIL has been redressed by the Government, we do not find any justification in passing any further direction in this regard”, the division bench said.
The application filed by petitioner-Dr. Ashok Kumar Behera-was rejected on the ground that he was unauthorizedly absent since 28 September 2013 and three departmental proceedings were pending agains
Reaffirming the long-standing legal principle that the deity is a perpetual minor, the court dismissed an Interlocutory Application (IA) pertaining to the ownership dispute over the land of the 12th Century temple.
A Division Bench of Justice S.K. Sahoo and Justice V. Narasingh, taking cognizance of a newspaper report, asked the regional officer of the pollution board to file a detailed report on the measures taken by it since January to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
A Division Bench of the High Court sought the implementation of the technical and operational guidelines-2022, framed by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Acting on a writ petition, a division bench on Thursday directed the government to file an affidavit on the steps taken to appoint the chairperson and Members of the Lokayukta within two weeks.
The Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital in Bhubaneswar hiked its annual fees for MBBS students to Rs 11.50 lakh from Rs 6.50 lakh, while the Hi-Tech MCH in Rourkela increased the amount to Rs 8.54 lakh from Rs 5.50 lakh.
