Judiciary

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to provide financial assistance to the widow of a pharmacist who died due to Covid-19 infection while working at a drug distribution centre in a hospital. The division…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Centre a week’s time to file a response to the petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Supreme Court noted an assurance by the Centre…
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New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai is set to be the next Chief Justice of India (CJI). Incumbent CJI Sanjiv Khanna has officially recommended Justice Gavai as his successor, and forwarded his name to the Union Law Ministry for…
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Cuttack: Senior advocate Manoj Mishra has been elected as the president of Orissa High Court Bar, elections to which was held on March 29. Advocate Sidharth Das won the vice president post, advocate Avijit Patnaik was elected as…
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Cuttack: Orissa High Court judge Justice Arindam Sinha has been transferred to Allahabad HC, according to a notification issued by the Department of Justice on Friday. “In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of…
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Chennai: On a day the Supreme Court passed an important verdict, protecting the right to freedom of speech, standup comedian Kunal Kamra moved the Madras High Court, seeking transit anticipatory bail. Kamra, who now lives in Tamil Nadu,…
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Cuttack: Justice Harish Tandon on Wednesday took oath as the 35th Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati administered him the oath of office at a ceremony held on the premises of the court in Cuttack…
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Cuttack: Repeated threats of suicide from a wife to her husband amounts to cruelty, the Orissa High Court noted while upholding the divorce granted by a family court. “Repeated threats to commit suicide, or worse, to harm the spouse and…
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New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Saturday initiated an in-house inquiry against Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma after allegations such as that sacks of cash were found at his residence when a fire broke out…
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has ruled that a candidate with an BTech engineering degree cannot apply or participate in the selection process for the post of Junior Engineer (JE) in different government departments. The candidates…
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