Source – newindianexpress.com PURI: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State Government and administrative officials of Puri district to submit their reply in connection with allotment of plots to hoteliers in Bagala Dharmashala. The court was hearing a PIL seeking directions to the Government to stop alloting plots in the Dharmasala
Source – hindustantimes.com High courts in the country are functioning with only 62% of their sanctioned strength of judges, according to the latest figures released by the ministry of law and justice on Tuesday, illustrating the difficulties impeding the justice system and leading to a long backlog of cases. As of December 1, the 25
Source – newindianexpress.com KENDRAPARA: The passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Parliament has brought hope to a large number of Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh residing in the seaside villages of the district. The spectre of deportation was hanging over as many as 1,551 immigrants who were served ‘Quit India’ notice by the district administration
Source – newindianexpress.com JAGATSINGHPUR: Residents of Kantaballavpur within Jagatsinghpur police limits are up in arms against the district administration’s proposal to set up a solid waste treatment plant in the village. The decision to set up the plant was taken to address sanitation issues of the town. However, the villagers feel it will contribute to pollution
Source – newindianexpress.com BHUBANESWAR: In order to ensure speedy disposal of sexual crimes against women and children, Odisha Government on Tuesday decided to set up 45 fast track courts in the State. The move comes after Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked the States and the Chief Justices of High Courts to
Source – newindianexpress.com JAGATSINGHPUR: As many as five dalit families of Karatutha village in Kujang block, affected by the super cyclone of 1999, are yet to get land for constructing their houses. The Orissa High Court, around 10 months back, had directed the district administration to ensure the families are given their dues. It is alleged
Source – newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court may have started the process for transfer of cases pending in the Odisha Administration Tribunal (OAT). But ‘en bloc transfer’ of cases from OAT cannot be done right now as a stay order poses a roadblock. This is evident from an ‘Office Order’ the High Court has issued
Source – odishabytes.com Koraput: A three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) began to probe the much-talked-about Kunduli rape and suicide case by meeting the victim’s mother, aunt and brother in Koraput on Monday. The development came two weeks after the Orissa High Court directed the state government to shortlist three senior police officers in the rank
Source – odishabytes.com The Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government has once again clarified that it has “no plans” to open the locks — neither for audit nor for the inventory — of the Ratna Bhandar at the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri. The last time the government opened the locks of the treasury was way back
Source – newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Monday fixed December 2 for hearing the PIL seeking CBI probe into the alleged missing of nearly 3.7 kg of gold ornaments received as gifts and donations for Puri Jagannath temple. The court fixed the date after the petitioner in the case filed a rejoinder to
