Judiciary

Bhubaneswar: A court in Odisha’s Puri district has sentenced a man to 10 years of imprisonment for abducting a minor girl and forcing her into prostitution. The Additional Sessions Judge, Puri, has also imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 on…
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Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court has directed the Odisha State Sentence Review Board to take a decision on the premature release plea of Rabindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of Australian…
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Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of four advocates as judges of Orissa High Court. The decision was taken at the Collegium meeting held on August 18, according to a statement issued by…
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Paralakhemundi: Delivering its verdict in the much-discussed 2008 murder case of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a special court in Gajapati district on Tuesday acquitted Maoist leader Azad alias Duna Kesaba Rao in the case. Additional…
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Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) not to finalise the selection of Odisha's next Director General of Police (DGP) until August 18. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India…
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Bhubaneswar: The appointment of Odisha’s next DGP has reached the Supreme Court, with a PIL challenging the panel of IPS officers sent by the State government to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The petitioner has alleged…
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Balangir: A Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in the district has been widely appreciated for his compassionate gesture towards an elderly litigant who was unable to enter the courtroom due to ill health. The incident took place at…
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Bhubaneswar: Acquitting an Odisha man who had spent nearly 22 years in jail in connection with a 2004 triple murder case in Koraput, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that his conviction was based on “weak and highly unreliable”…
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Kendujhar: A POCSO court in the district has sentenced a coaching centre owner to rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl student. The court of Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge (POCSO), Monali…
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Bhubaneswar: Trouble for Nayagarh MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo mounted after the Supreme Court dismissed his plea challenging the Orissa High Court's order to proceed with a poll petition against his 2024 Assembly election victory. The apex court…
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