The tragic triple-train crash at Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Balasore district on June 2, 2023, which claimed the lives of at least 296 people and injured over 1,000, was the result of "composite negligence" by railway authorities responsible for the signal system’s upkeep and maintenance, the Orissa High Court has observed.
The Orissa High Court has expressed displeasure over the Assembly secretary's non-acceptance of summons issued to a sitting MLA in the premises of the House while observing that "the entire issue could have been dealt with in a more reasonable and matured way".
The Orissa High Court on Thursday sought for a development of a dedicated web portal for making jail reforms programmes in the state accessible to the public besides uploading of success and reformative stories of prisoners.
Buckling to mounting pressure amid nationwide outrage, the Odisha Government has ordered a judicial probe into the alleged custodial abuse of a serving Army officer and his fiancée in a Bhubaneswar police station on 15 September.
A single bench of Justice Dr. S.K.Panigrahi while awarding Rs 2 lakh compensation to a man injured in a cylinder blast on 27 September 2021 suggested invigoration of public awareness to avert cylinder blast tragedies.
Earlier a lower court had rejected his bail application. The UTP had later moved the High Court annexing HIV profile medical documents and sought for regular treatment and monitoring.
Therefore, the election of Mohammed Moquim from Cuttack-Barabati Assembly constituency is to be declared null and void as misinformed voters could not make an informed choice according to their free will and conscience and the same violates the fundamental rights of voters to know, Justice Sahoo stressed in the order.
The Government had earlier denied the applicant the appointment on the basis of a standing rule that prohibited married daughters from availing the benefit of such recruitments on compassionate ground.
Students aspiring to build a career in the legal profession exhibited legal acumen and analytical prowess at the National Moot Court Competition 2024 organised here by Xavier Law School, XIM University in collaboration with Competition Commission of India.
The Orissa High Court has asked the state government to take a considerate view of enhancing the monthly pension provided…
