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A division bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman allowed 15 writ appeals by SC and ST engineers, revenue inspectors, doctors and health workers, holding that the single judge who quashed the State clarification on own-merit promotion across 64 writ petitions had no occasion to consider the June 2019 report quantifying inadequate
Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy quashed the 2019 order by which the bank rejected the claim of its temporary drivers, sweepers, messengers and IT workers, and gave it four months to frame a scheme on the lines of the one Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank adopted after its own staff won in the Andhra Pradesh High Court and the Supreme Court. Regularisation
Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra harmonised two Full Bench rulings, held that the 15 clear days under Section 24(2)(c) of the Odisha Grama Panchayats Act run from the day the notice is posted, found a one-day shortfall in the notice to Tikhiri Sarpanch Chameli Ojha, rejected a 42-gram envelope as proof that the requisition and resolution were enclosed, and asked
Justice A.K. Mohapatra held the State Commission had dismissed the condonation application mechanically, but confined his intervention to the decision-making process and attached a condition to the relief.
A Division Bench of Justices Sanjeeb K Panigrahi and Murahari Sri Raman set aside a Section 74 GST order and remitted it, with the proceeding to conclude in eight weeks.
Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Chittaranjan Dash uphold a cruelty divorce on the cumulative effect of the evidence, with the defence's own witnesses corroborating the confrontation that ended the marriage.
Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman dismiss a challenge to the statutory average sale price, holding the doctrine cannot bind the Government as custodian of natural resources.
The Orissa High Court held that β Thalassemia Trait is a specified disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and quashed a Medical Assessment Board report that judged it solely on functional limitation.
The Orissa High Court dismissed a PIL filed by an advocate challenging the Deputy Chief Minister designation in Odisha, holding the title purely descriptive and the issue already settled by the Supreme Court.
A Division Bench held that a civil judge's resignation, withdrawn on 21 December 2022 before the Governor approved it on 31 December, could not validly terminate her employment.
The Orissa High Court rejected a Collector's application to substitute its traffic committee, warned against treating court orders as subject to executive revision, and issued multiple directions on Cuttack's civic and healthcare concerns.
The Orissa High Court found that the 'Grounds of Arrest' column on the arrest memo contained only a vague phrase, violating Article 22(1) and Sections 47 and 48 of the BNSS, 2023.
Despite the State filing an SLP before the Supreme Court, the Orissa High Court refused to halt contempt proceedings against the retired Director General of Police, issuing a show cause notice under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act.
The Orissa High Court confirmed conviction for wife-murder and partial acquittal for assault charges, but replaced the death sentence with life imprisonment carrying a 35-year remission bar.
The Orissa High Court set aside a Bargarh district order blocking a VIMSAR radiologist from performing ultrasound at an Attabira private clinic, finding no cross-district prohibition in Rule 3(3) of the PC & PNDT Rules.
The Orissa High Court found forensic evidence of mark manipulation in a District Judge written examination, directing a fresh interview for a candidate wrongly excluded from selection.
A Division Bench at Cuttack declined to immediately appoint a judicial probe but directed the Rayagada SP and two Sarpanchs to conduct a joint spot visit and file a report.
Justice R.K. Pattanaik granted pre-arrest bail to fourteen petitioners facing CID CB fraud cases rooted in false accident compensation claims, finding no justified demand for custodial interrogation.
The Orissa High Court quashed a no-confidence proceeding against a Sarpanch, ruling the prescribed authority failed to serve the requisition and proposed resolution as mandated by the Odisha Grama Panchayats Act.
Justice V. Narasingh declined anticipatory bail to the editor of Focus Plus, citing a correspondent's BNSS statement and twenty registered criminal cases against him.
The Orissa High Court acquitted an accused convicted under Section 417 IPC, holding that a broken promise to marry cannot constitute cheating unless dishonest intention is proved from the very beginning of the relationship.
A man was arrested on a forged NBW bearing a counterfeit court seal; the Orissa High Court has ordered twin enquiries and awarded interim compensation recoverable from responsible police officials.
Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra admits a CRLMC under Section 528 BNSS challenging cognizance and summons issued by SDJM Puri in G.R. Case No. 502 of 2021, granting interim protection.
The Orissa High Court upheld a quarry lease granted to the highest bidder, ruling that Rule 27(4)(iv) of the Odisha Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2016 does not require separate solvency certificates when bidding for multiple sand sairats.
