Tag: Orissa High Court
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Around half of Odisha jails overcrowded
The jails in Odisha continue to remain overcrowded and packed with inmates beyond the capacity despite Orissa High Court’s direction for decongestion.
July 18, 2022 -
Ad hoc teachers subjected to arbitrary ‘hiring & firing’ policy of Govt: Orissa High Court
The students of Odisha deserve good teachers and quality education. Undeniably, the ad hocism cracks in the myth of a better and quality education
June 2, 2022 -
OMSA election notification quashed by Orissa High Court
Earlier on 14 February, the HC had issued a stay order on the election notification with a petition challenging its legality on the ground
May 20, 2022 -
Irreparable damage to archaeological remains around Puri Jagannath temple: ASI informs Orissa High Court in a damning report
The drawings and structural designs included in the revised Detailed Plan Report are different from the one presented to NMA.
May 10, 2022 -
Orissa HC orders end to Nalco’s coal crisis by Tuesday
If the CPP does not generate enough power to keep the smelter plant going, it will have to shut down.
April 26, 2022 -
Jails in Odisha lack adequate healthcare facilities: HC asks Govt. to rectify discrepancies
The Orissa High Court hearing a petition on discrepancies and mismanagement in State’s prisons on Wednesday called for upgradation of the existing healthcare facilities.
April 23, 2022 -
Orissa High Court Judge finds jail food unfit for human consumption during surprise inspection
They will also report on the available medical facilities both for the physical as well as mental well-being of the prisoners.
April 12, 2022 -
Marine police stations in Odisha operating with skeletal manpower
Last year, 3,49,694 female turtles had turned up at the Gahirmatha nesting ground to lay eggs from 9 March to 23 March.
March 10, 2022 -
Case disposal rate in Orissa High Court increases by 72%
Meanwhile, against the sanctioned strength of 33, the working strength has risen to 21 in Orissa High Court.
February 26, 2022 -
Orissa High Court constitutes lawyers’ panel to assess ground level situation in JSW steel plant site
Earlier the High Court had directed the Odisha home department to submit a status report on the ground situation in the village
February 17, 2022 -
Orissa High Court shut till 18 January amid Covid surge
All the officials, court staff and advocates entering the High Court premises shall wear masks and maintain social distancing.
January 13, 2022 -
Avoid addressing judges as ‘My Lord’, ‘Your Lordship’: Orissa High Court appeals lawyers
"When did we say it is compulsory? You can only call us in a dignified manner," a bench comprising justices H L Dattu and S A Bobde observed during the hearing of a petition way back in 2014.
January 3, 2022 -
Illegal prawn dykes reemerge after demolition in Chilika, Bhitarkanika: HC seeks action taken report
The HC had also directed the Director General of Police to provide armed police cover to the demolition squads and ordered the video-graphing and satellite proofing of the evicted areas.
December 30, 2021 -
HC directs govt to formulate a detail scheme for children of prisoners in two months
The Court clarifies that the Government need not wait for the Court's green signal to operationalize the aforementioned scheme, the division bench concluded.
December 25, 2021 -
Orissa HC calls for sensitization of police in rape cases
The woman from a village in Cuttack district had been gang-raped on 14 April. Though the local police followed the course of law in registering cases and nabbing the perpetrators of the crime, it failed to sensitize the victim and her family members to seek free legal assistance from legal service authorities.
November 19, 2021 -
Orissa HC asks govt to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to gang-rape survivor
The victim, a resident of Cuttack district, while returning to her house, was gagged in the mouth by a towel and she was forcibly taken away to the nearby school by a group of miscreants.
November 19, 2021 -
Orissa High Court orders constitution of district-level panels to assess State’s health scenario
The district administration and police will extend their full cooperation to the team to carry out their task without hindrance.
November 18, 2021