Orissa

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday extended greetings on Odisha Day, and said the resilient people of the state have made great contribution to the development of Odisha and the country.

Observing that a 14-year-old child cannot be treated as "chattel", the Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Orissa High Court allowing the biological father of a girl her custody, saying she was living happily with her paternal aunt.

The Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday notified the appointment of Chief Justices of Meghalaya, Allahabad, Gauhati, Orissa, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan, and Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to issue a circular asking doctors to write all prescriptions and medico-legal reports in legible handwriting, if possible, in capital letters or in a typed form.

Immediately after her release, she went to a law college to appear for her law examination, for which she had prepared inside the prison.

The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the names of three judges for the appointment as Chief Justices of Uttarakhand, Orissa and Meghalaya High Courts.

Upholding the order of a trial court, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for repeatedly raping her sister and impregnating her when she was 14.

Justice Subhasis Talapatra took oath as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court here on Tuesday. Odisha Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath of office to the new chief justice at a ceremony on the Orissa High Court premises.

The Orissa High Court recorded Case Clearance Rate (CCR) at 126.66 per cent, disposing of 62,869 cases against institutions and 49,635 cases in the first half of the year between January 2023 to June 23, according to an official statement.

The Orissa High Court has said that if a consensual physical relationship was based on a promise of marriage which could not be materialised for some reasons, it cannot be considered rape.

At least 50 more courts in Odisha turned 'paperless', taking the total number of such courts in the state so far to 84. Another 50 courts in the state will be paperless soon, Orissa High Court Chief Justice Dr S Muralidhar said.

Orissa High Court has directed the state government to draw up an effective action plan to ensure total elimination of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and reduce by half moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in children by the year end.

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not accept the apologies by members of some bar associations at this stage in a contempt matter related to protests in Odisha and stressed they "must learn to behave".

The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, on Wednesday recommended the elevation of Orissa High Court judge Justice Jaswant Singh as the chief justice of the Tripura High Court.

In a relief to Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim, the Orissa High Court Wednesday granted a stay on the execution of a conviction order which had last month sentenced the legislator to undergo three years of rigorous imprisonment in a loan scam case.

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday extended greetings on Odisha Day, and said the resilient people of the state have made great contribution to the development of Odisha and the country.

Observing that a 14-year-old child cannot be treated as "chattel", the Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Orissa High Court allowing the biological father of a girl her custody, saying she was living happily with her paternal aunt.

The Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday notified the appointment of Chief Justices of Meghalaya, Allahabad, Gauhati, Orissa, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan, and Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to issue a circular asking doctors to write all prescriptions and medico-legal reports in legible handwriting, if possible, in capital letters or in a typed form.

Immediately after her release, she went to a law college to appear for her law examination, for which she had prepared inside the prison.

The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the names of three judges for the appointment as Chief Justices of Uttarakhand, Orissa and Meghalaya High Courts.

Upholding the order of a trial court, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for repeatedly raping her sister and impregnating her when she was 14.

Justice Subhasis Talapatra took oath as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court here on Tuesday. Odisha Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath of office to the new chief justice at a ceremony on the Orissa High Court premises.

The Orissa High Court recorded Case Clearance Rate (CCR) at 126.66 per cent, disposing of 62,869 cases against institutions and 49,635 cases in the first half of the year between January 2023 to June 23, according to an official statement.

The Orissa High Court has said that if a consensual physical relationship was based on a promise of marriage which could not be materialised for some reasons, it cannot be considered rape.

At least 50 more courts in Odisha turned 'paperless', taking the total number of such courts in the state so far to 84. Another 50 courts in the state will be paperless soon, Orissa High Court Chief Justice Dr S Muralidhar said.

Orissa High Court has directed the state government to draw up an effective action plan to ensure total elimination of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and reduce by half moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in children by the year end.

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not accept the apologies by members of some bar associations at this stage in a contempt matter related to protests in Odisha and stressed they "must learn to behave".

The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, on Wednesday recommended the elevation of Orissa High Court judge Justice Jaswant Singh as the chief justice of the Tripura High Court.

In a relief to Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim, the Orissa High Court Wednesday granted a stay on the execution of a conviction order which had last month sentenced the legislator to undergo three years of rigorous imprisonment in a loan scam case.