AOR Sibo Sankar Mishra & Judicial Officer Ananda Chandra Behera Take Oath As Judges Of Orissa High Court

Advocate-on-Record Sibo Sankar Mishra and Senior Judicial Officer Ananda Chandra Behera took oath as Judges of the Orissa High Court on Tuesday. Their names were recommended by the Collegium of the Supreme Court comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna on August 17, 2023. The Presidential warrants of their appointment were notified by the Union...

After Orissa High Court Nudge, Husband Clears 8 Months Maintenance Arrears To Wife, Daughter Within Hours

The Orissa High Court on Friday ordered a husband to pay eight months’ arrears of maintenance amount granted in favour of his wife and minor daughter, failing which he was warned to be taken into custody as per the procedure of law.The Single Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo was hearing a criminal miscellaneous petition filed by the petitioners who are the wife and daughter respectively...

Shocking To Hear This Case On ‘Raksha Bandhan’ :Orissa High Court Upholds 20-Yrs Jail Term Of Brother For Raping Minor Sister

The Orissa High Court has upheld the conviction of a brother for repeatedly committing rape on his 14-year-old minor sister which resulted in her pregnancy. The Single Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo pronounced the verdict on 'Raksha Bandhan', in open court. It termed the incident to be ‘unfortunate’ and observed,“It is both shocking as well as ironical to hear this case and render...

Orissa High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Nurse Accused Of Taking ₹400 Bribe For Releasing Cheque Under Janani Surakhya Yojana

The Orissa High Court recently upheld the order of acquittal passed in favour of an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) who was accused of demanding and accepting ₹400 bribe for issuing financial benefit under the Janani Surakhya Yojana (JSY) to a lady who delivered her baby in a government hospital.While dismissing the appeal preferred by the Vigilance Department against the order of acquittal...

Arbitral Award Passed By MSEF Council Without Deciding Issue Of Jurisdiction Liable To Be Set Aside: Orissa High Court

The High Court of Orrissa held that an arbitral award passed by the MSEF Council without deciding the Section 16 application filed by the buyer challenging its jurisdiction is liable to be set aside. The Court held that it is incumbent upon the council to decide such application, more so, for the reason that the Court had also directed it to decide the same. The bench of Justice...

Orissa High Court Directs Cuttack Municipal Corporation To Relocate All Stray Dogs From NLU-Odisha Campus Within 24 Hrs

The Orissa High Court has directed the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) to relocate all the stray dogs wandering around the campus of the National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO) within 24 hours.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Subhasis Talapatra and Justice Savitri Ratho passed the urgent order in the wake of repeated attacks on a first year student of the institution Aditya...

Orissa High Court Acquits Doctor Accused Of Taking ₹300 Bribe In 1998 For Issuing Favourable Medical Certificate

Recently, the Orissa High Court has acquitted a doctor who was accused of demanding and receiving ₹300 in 1998 for issuing a favourable medical certificate to a person in a criminal case. While criticising the trial Court judgment to be ‘one-sided’ against the appellant-doctor, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo observed,“After careful consideration of the evidence...

Orissa High Court Holds State Level Consultation On Effective Implementation Of Juvenile Justice Act

To introspect and explore the effective ways for proper implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 and to engage with various stakeholders from the grassroot level to the top-most level, a State Level Consultation was organized by the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Odisha and the UNICEF under the aegis of the Orissa High Court in...

Orissa High Court Single Judge Criticises Division Bench For Nullifying His Judgment On Passport Renewal Without Assigning Reasons

In a controversial development, a Single Judge Bench of the Orissa High Court comprising Justice Biswanath Rath has criticized and disapproved the manner in which a previous order rendered by him was declared not to be a ‘precedent’ by a Division Bench headed by former Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and also comprising Justice Gourishankar Satapathy.While expressing disappointment over...

Orissa High Court Quashes Case Against Odisha Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain Accused Of Obstructing Railway Movement In 2016 Protest

The Orissa High Court on Monday quashed a criminal case pending against Odisha’s Cabinet Minister of Agriculture & Farm Empowerment Ranendra Pratap Swain who was accused of leading a ‘rail roko’ (obstructing railway movement) in 2016 to protest against Chhattisgarh Government’s decision to construct a barrage over river Mahanadi.While granting relief to the senior politician from...

‘Crying Demand Of A Ravaged Soul For Protection & Justice’: Orissa High Court Upholds Man's Conviction For Rape Of 7-Yr-Old

The Orissa High Court has recently upheld the conviction of a man for committing rape upon a seven year old child. While terming the crime to be ‘heinous’, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo said,“In the case in hand, the victim did not try to cover-up the incident at any point of time; rather she immediately reported the same to her parents. Such conduct on the part...

Orissa High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Alleged Manipulation In JEE Mains Candidate’s Marks

The Orissa High Court has ordered an enquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged manipulation in the mark-sheets of a JEE (Mains) candidate which resulted in denial of his admission in premiere institutes like IITs and NITs.While criticising the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the avoidable error, the Division Bench of Dr. Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi and...