Cuttack: Orissa high court has quashed disciplinary proceedings and punishment imposed on senior judicial officer Lalit Kumar Dash, holding that the findings against him were unsupported by evidence and based largely on presumptions.A division bench of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak and Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra passed the order on May 27 while considering Dash’s petition,…
Cuttack: Alleging prolonged inaction in implementing the provisions of the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, 1996, four tribal villagers have moved Orissa high court, seeking directions to the state govt to frame and enforce the long-pending rules under the legislation. The matter is yet to be listed for hearing before the high court.The…
Cuttack: Orissa high court has upheld the Odisha govt’s decision to enhance financial powers of block development officers (BDOs) from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh without requiring countersignature of panchayat samiti chairpersons on bills and payment orders within the revised limit.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice M S Raman…
Cuttack: Setting an example in fuel conservation and awareness about the environment, three judges of Orissa high court arrived at the court on bicycles on Monday.Justice Savitri Ratho, Justice V Narasingh and Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra cycled from their residences to near the Odisha Judicial Academy and then proceeded together to the high court premises,…
The court observed that several vessels carrying ammonium nitrate dock at Paradip port Cuttack: The Orissa high court has sought clarification from the Centre on whether safety advisories issued for ships carrying ammonium nitrate are being strictly followed at ports, particularly by Paradip Port Authority (PPA).While hearing a public interest litigation (PIL), a division bench,…
Cuttack: Orissa high court has held that statutory authorities cannot “usurp power” not expressly conferred under law while staying an interim suspension order imposed on a sand quarry lessee in Khurda district.The ruling came while the HC granted interim relief to a petitioner who challenged a show-cause notice issued by the mining officer (minor mineral),…
Cuttack: Taking note of Cuttack Municipal Corporation’s (CMC) purported resource constraints in maintaining cleanliness at Satyabrata Stadium inside the protected Barabati Fort area, Orissa high court has directed Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to adopt a proactive approach towards upkeep of the sports arena.Hearing a PIL on civic amenities and sanitation issues in the stadium,…
CUTTACK: Raising serious concerns over the handling of hazardous ammonium nitrate cargo at ports, the Orissa High Court has sought clarification from the Centre on whether safety advisories issued for ships carrying the explosive chemical are being strictly followed at ports, particularly by Paradip.Port Authority (PPA).Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), a division bench comprising…
Cuttack: The Orissa high court has ordered a crime branch probe into the death of Md Azim Uddin, a nursing student whose body was found inside his hostel room in Bhubaneswar last year, observing that the police had filed the final report “hastily” and without proper investigation.Justice Savitri Ratho, while disposing of a criminal miscellaneous…
