Adjudicating the matter, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice M S Raman passed the order observing that “a juvenile cannot be treated in the same manner as an ordinary criminal accused.”
The Deputy Secretary had however taken the decision belatedly on 19 February 2026 and a copy thereof is served on the Complainant on 23 February 2026.
Taking note of concern voiced by rights activists, the Orissa High Court has directed the state government to expeditiously fill up the existing vacancies in the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC).
The Orissa High Court has directed government authorities to ensure that no trade licence or business permission is granted to buildings that do not comply with legal requirements.
A Single Bench of Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi passed this order while hearing litigation on the abduction of two law university students by some outsiders.
The Orissa High Court has ruled that there is no requirement to monitor the blood pressure of candidates aspiring for forest officers’ posts and to disqualify them solely on the basis of blood pressure measurement is illegal.
Several instances have been indicated in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a civil society group in Ganjam district where such misuse is apparent and evident and, therefore, this Court has taken a serious note in this regard, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman stated.
Expressing displeasure over vacancies in teacher posts in government-run schools, the Orissa High Court has directed the State government to furnish Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) in all the schools in the State, specifically mentioning the existing vacancies and the steps being taken to fill the same up.
Malpractices in the preliminary examination for posts of Revenue Inspector, Integrated Child Development Scheme supervisor, assistant revenue inspector and Amin, and Statistical Field Surveyor (SFS) conducted by government-run Odisha Sub-Ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) have prompted the Odisha Government to cancel the main examination following the intervention of the Orissa High Court.
A Group General Manager of central government undertaking Chanchal Mukherjee, was earlier arrested by CBI along with two others for allegedly accepting a Rs 10 lakh bribe.
