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Medical students file review petitions in Orissa HC

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Orissa High Court to re-examine its November 18 order on transferring 124 students of Sardar Rajas Medical College to other colleges. At least two students each from Burla and Berhampur-based government medical colleges and one student from dental wing of SCB Medical College here moved the bench of Justices Indrajit Mahanti and D P Choudhury […]

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Orissa HC acquits ”tantrik” facing death penalty

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Setting aside death penalty awarded by a district court, the Orissa High Court acquitted a tantrik of Jajpur district who was charged with human sacrifice of an eight-year-old boy five years back. Justice Vinod Prasad and Justice Raghubir Dash yesterday quashed Jajpur the district session court s death sentence and upheld the appeal of the […]

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Orissa HC relief for medicos of default medical college

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In a major relief to 124 students of Sardar Rajas Medical College of Kalahandi, the Orissa High Court today directed the state government to adjust the medicos in other government and private medical colleges to enable them to complete their unfinished course. Notwithstanding Odisha government’s reluctance, the High Court agreed with the suggestions made by […]

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Orissa High Court gets 3 more additional judges

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Three more additional judges have been appointed to Orissa High Court. Presidential warrants of appointment of the additional judges reached the HC Registry here today, informed the Registrar General of the HC Jatindra Prasad Das. Das himself has been elevated to the bench along with two others. Khurda district sessions Judge Durga Prasanna Choudhury and […]

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Odisha: MLA’s bail plea hearing adjourned yet again

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Hearing on the bail application of Banki MLA Pravat Kumar Tripathy in Orissa High Court would be taken up again on February 20. The hearing remained inconclusive yesterday and Justice Shatrughna Pujahari posted the matter for February 20. Arrested by CBI on October 31 last year for his alleged links with chit fund company Artha […]

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HC reserves verdict on Deepak Gupta’s bail plea

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The Orissa High Court on Monday reserved its order on the bail application plea made by mine owner Deepak Gupta, who is now in jail after he was arrested by the State vigilance sleuths in September last year. A single-judge bench of Justice Debabrata Dash reserved his order after hearing both the counsels of Gupta […]

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Orissa HC concerned over suicide bids by schoolgirls

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The back-to-back suicide attempts made by schoolgirls in the State—allegedly due to their inability to pay school fees and purchase stationery—are now a great cause of concern. The Orissa High Court too has expressed its concern over this shocking trend and has issued notices to the State Government. After taking cognisance of the suicide of […]

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Court adjourns hearing on doctor’s release plea

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Not satisfied with the affidavit filed by the investigating police officer in the alleged kidney sale case, the Orissa High Court on Friday asked the IO to file a fresh affidavit in the court by Monday detailing the investigations made so far in the case. The Cuttack city police have arrested at least seven persons, […]

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Life term, jail terms for other offences can’t run together:SC

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The Supreme Court has reiterated that life imprisonment means imprisonment for full and complete span of life and jail terms for other offences cannot run consecutively. A bench headed by S J Mukhopadhaya set aside the Orissa high court verdict which directed that various jail terms, including life term imprisonment, awarded to a convict to […]

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HC jolt to new version of Odia grammar primer

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The Orissa High Court today slapped an interim stay on the publication of a new version of the Odia primer by a state-run organisation. A Division Bench of the vacation court comprising Justice Biswajit Mohanty and Justice Dr B R Sarangi, acting on a PIL, also issued notices to respondents, the state government and the […]

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HC notice to govt on illegal kidney trade in Cuttack

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Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports of illegal business in body organs, the Orissa High Court today issued notice to the state government asking it to file details about the alleged removal of a kidney of a poor woman here in exchange for money. (Source: PTI)

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SC sets aside Orissa HC order on iron ore licence to Posco

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Orissa high court order has set aside by the Supreme Court which had quashed state government’s petition to allot iron ore licence to South Korean steel major Posco in Khandadhar hills in Sundergarh district for a multi-crore steel plant. A bench headed by Justice RM Lodha asked the Centre to consider all the objections raised by various […]

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