Source – newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Monday kept in abeyance the contempt proceedings against president and secretary of High Court Bar Association (HCBA) in connection with cease work agitation by lawyers. On October 15, the High Court had suo motu initiated contempt proceedings against presidents and secretaries of 68 bar associations, including
Source – barandbench.com In the midst of the ongoing boycott at the Orissa High Court, the Supreme Court on Thursday opined that there was little doubt that the conduct of the lawyers amounted to contempt of court. The order states, “We have a little doubt that conduct of the lawyers really falls within the domain
Source – barandbench.com Remarking that lawyers must boldly refuse to abide by any call for a strike, the Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a petition filed before it in view of the indefinite boycott called by the Orissa High Court Bar Association. The petition was dismissed by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev
source: newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: Cuttack serial murder case prime accused Narayan Sahoo’s wife Geetanjali’s battle for seizure of CCTV footage and its inclusion in the investigation has taken a new turn on Tuesday. The Orissa High Court has issued notices to the branch manager of Punjab National Bank at Sunamuhin under Odagaon police limits in Nayagarh
Source: orissapost.com Bhubaneswar: Following allegations of large-scale irregularities in construction of toilets in Bhatapada panchayat of Chandipur block in Bhadrak district, the Panchayati Raj department has asked the block administration to probe the matter. According to sources, the block administration had reportedly made all the villages of Bhatapada panchayat open defecation-free (ODF) by ensuring 100% toilet
Source:- newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: In a relief to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Orissa High Court on Wednesday lifted interim stay restraining it from inviting fresh bids for its integrated solid waste management project. The restriction was imposed on April 19 this year after New Delhi-based Metro Waste Handling Pvt Limited (MWHPL) challenged the State Government’s
Source: odishatv.in Sambalpur: Reigniting their protest against inordinate delay in establishment of a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in Sambalpur, the central action committee of the Western Odisha Lawyers’ Association launched a three-day strike on Thursday. All government, private and insurance offices and court in Sambalpur and other districts coming under the ambit of
Source: newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Monday directed State Health and Family Welfare department Secretary to appear in person on September 30 for not complying with its order to intimate the status of doctor vacancies at the medical colleges and district headquarter hospitals. While hearing a PIL filed by High Court lawyer Chittaranjan
Source: orissapost.com Bhawanipatna: People living in areas cut off by the Indravati reservoir in the T Rampur block of Kalahandi district are forced to risk their lives on country boats as there is no bridge connecting Kenduguda Ghat to Gopinathpur. The only hope of people here are country boats in which they travel to villages in
Source: CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday appointed an OAS officer Bimal Prasad Patra as Executive Officer to manage the affairs of Ram Mandir near Kharavel Nagar in Bhubaneswar. The division bench of Justice Sanju Panda and Justice Pramath Patnaik appointed Patra as Executive Officer in an interim order while adjudicating a dispute raised by
