Judiciary

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has declined to grant relief to Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda and made it clear that a convict as well as an undertrial prisoner cannot claim remedy under the writ of habeas corpus. The HC reportedly…
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has issued notice to state government on a PIL, seeking its intervention against private practice by government doctors as it affected quality of healthcare in state-run healthcare facilities. The…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Congress on Thursday after hundreds of lawyers wrote to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud expressing concerns over attempts by a “vested interest group” to influence the…
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New Delhi/Cuttack: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Orissa High Court order, nullifying the 2019 election of Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim from Cuttack-Barabati Assembly constituency in Odisha. The bench of Justices Surya Kant and…
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New Delhi: The retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey and the surprise resignation of Arun Goel have left the Election Commission of India (ECI) with just one member – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar. The crucial vacancies of…
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Cuttack: A month after being convicted and awarded 20 years jail term by a Special Children Court in the sensational Pari murder case, Saroj Sethi moved the Orissa High Court on Wednesday challenging the order. Sethi, who was sentenced…
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Kolkata: Hours after resigning, former Calcutta High Court Judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Tuesday announced that he would join the BJP on March 7. Monday was his last working day. He announced joining the saffron party at a press…
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday annulled the election of Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim from Barabati-Cuttack constituency for failing to furnish detailed information about criminal cases against in an affidavit while filing…
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Cuttack: Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh of Orissa High Court inaugurated the Legal Aid Defence Counsel System offices in 10 districts on Thursday. Chief Justice Singh, who is Patron-in Chief, Odisha State Legal Services…
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New Delhi: Distinguished jurist and senior advocate Fali S Nariman passed away on Wednesday morning in New Delhi at the age of 95. Nariman had been battling various health issues, including cardiac ailments. The funeral service will be…
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