Tag: Orissa High Court
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Political slugfest over Odisha lawyers’ strike
While BJP is accusing the ruling BJD, the Congress is blaming both for letting the situation come to such a head
October 29, 2018 -
Massive police deployment in Orissa High Court as two groups of lawyers spar
Bar Association to hold a general body meeting on Tuesday to decide on its action plan
October 29, 2018 -
Kalahandi banks, govt offices, court closed amidst bandh for HC bench
Banks, government offices, postal services and courts remained closed in Kalahandi district on Monday in response to a bandh call given by lawyers demanding establishment of a bench of the Orissa High Court in Kalahandi. Educational institutions, business and transport were exempted from the purview of the Bundh. The Kalahandi Bar Association president Lokanath Nayak …
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February 27, 2018 -
Bolangir Bar will not participate in CAC bandh over demand for HC bench
Bolangir Bar association will not participate in the proposed bandh call given by the Central Action Committee (CAC) on the age-old demand for a bench of the Orissa High Court in western parts of the state. The CAC had announced a bandh in different parts of western Odisha on 24 February. The Bolangir Bar has …
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February 20, 2018 -
Govt offices, banks, courts proceedings remain disrupted over CAC’s demand to form high court in western Odisha
Government offices, banks and courts did not function on Monday as the Central Action Committee formed to demand a bench of the Orissa High Court in western Odisha launched its cease work agitation. The agitation will continue till 24 February. Schools, hospitals, railway and road communication have been exempted from the agitation, said CAC members who …
February 20, 2018 -
CM to move state HC for SIT probe into Kunduli rape case
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reaffirmed that the state government will move the Orissa High Court for a court monitored probe by SIT to the Kunduli alleged gang rape incident. Talking to reporters here on return from Delhi, Mr Patnaik asserted that the government wants justice to the done at the earliest ossible time and in …
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February 17, 2018 -
Medical college case: SC rejects SIT probe plea, imposes Rs 25 lakh cost on CJAR
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday imposed a Rs 25 lakh cost on the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) that had sought a court-monitored SIT probe into corruption charges in obtaining a favourable order for a Lucknow-based medical college. A bench of Justice RK Agrawal, Justice Arun Mishra and Justice AM Khanwilkar said that the …
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December 1, 2017 -
SC order on SIT probe in medical college scam case on Tuesday
The Supreme Court will pronounce its order on Tuesday on a petition seeking a SIT probe into allegations of graft against a retired Orissa High Court judge that has cast a shadow on the top court. Reserving the order after an hour-and-a-half-hour long hearing, the bench comprising Justice R.K. Agrawal, Justice Arun Mishra, Justice A.M. …
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November 13, 2017 -
After axing order, CJI withdraws matter from Justice Chelameswar’s bench
A day after freezing an order by the bench headed by Justice J. Chelameswar referring to a constitution bench the plea for a SIT probe into graft allegations against a retired Orissa High Court judge in a medical college scam, Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Saturday withdrew the matter from Justice Chelameswar’s bench and assigned …
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November 12, 2017 -
Orrisa HC notice to CBI for ‘raid by mistake’ on judge’s house
The Orissa High Court on Friday issued a show cause notice to the CBI and the central and state governments days after a CBI team wrongly showed up at the house of a sitting judge post midnight while looking for a retired judge in a graft case. Admitting a Public Interest Litigation filed by the …
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September 22, 2017 -
CBI arrests retired Orissa High Court Judge
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested retired Orissa High Court Judge I.M. Quddusi for helping an Uttar Pradesh-based educational trust barred by the government from admitting medical students, an official confirmed on Thursday. A CBI official said that the agency along with Quddusi, arrested four others persons — B.P. Yadav, Palash Yadav, Vishwanath Agarwala …
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September 21, 2017 -
HC defers hearing on pleas against Naveen
The Orissa High Court on Monday deferred the hearing of two petitions challenging the 2014 election of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for allegedly submitting affidavits to the Election Commission that reflected "discrepancies" in details pertaining to poll expenses. While the petition filed by social activist Subash Mohapatra, on which the High Court has already issued …
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July 31, 2017