Tag: Orissa High Court
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Orissa High Court directs Discoms to arrest elephant electrocution
Majority of elephant electrocution is preventable. Unless the Discoms officials are held accountable and are taken to task for negligence in duty, the elephants will continue to perish due to electrocution, say conservationists.
March 13, 2023 -
Museum of justice opens to public in Odisha
The visitors will catch glimpses of important judgement and news of the period from 1808 to 2013, the old court apparels and accessories.
March 11, 2023 -
Orissa HC orders Centre to procure transponder for turtle conservation
The order came in the wake of an affidavit by the Joint Director (Coastal), Directorate of Fisheries for modification of guidelines regarding providing tracking devices, including transponders, for traditional and motorised fishing vessels.
March 3, 2023 -
Orissa High Court slashes tax on mosquito repellent ‘Good Knight’
The HC Division Bench dismissed the application moved by the Commissioner of Sales Tax, seeking 12.5 per cent taxation on the product in ‘all other goods’ category.
February 20, 2023 -
Orissa High Court slashes tax on mosquito repellent ‘Good Knight’
The HC Division Bench dismissed the application moved by the Commissioner of Sales Tax, seeking 12.5 per cent taxation on the product in ‘all other goods’ category.
February 20, 2023 -
Fabricated documents blinker due process of law: Orissa High Court
'Law is well settled that anyone who takes recourse to fraud deflects the course of judicial proceedings'
February 16, 2023 -
Orissa HC disposes of writ petition on mega bauxite mining project
The state government had rejected the revival of mining lease to Hindalco over an area of 268.11 hectares in Aligaon, Kakaramba and other villages under the Pottangi Tehsil of the Koraput district.
February 1, 2023 -
Orissa HC orders probe into whistle blower’s mysterious death
Though mystery shrouded the death of the RTI activist, local police dismissed the murder angle and registered an unnatural death case claiming that Ranjan Kumar Das died in a road accident.
January 31, 2023 -
Orissa High Court, 34 district courts gone paperless
A paperless court modernizes the functionings of the judiciary by eliminating the need for physical records and the inherent liabilities associated with storage congestion.
December 30, 2022 -
Orissa HC digitizes around 7 lakh decades-old legacy records
Besides the legacy records, the digitization of pending records has also been taken up from 2nd June, 2022. As of 23 December, 2022 about 74,904 pending records have been digitized, the High Court registry said on Thursday.
December 29, 2022 -
‘e-FIR’ will go a long way in combating crimes against women: Orissa HC
The court's observation came during a hearing on a petition moved by Jharanabala Patra on non-registration of e-FIR filed by her at Cuttack Sadar police station.
December 5, 2022 -
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