Orissa High Court Orders Interview For Candidate In 2023 District Judge Exam After Her Marks Found To Be 'Manipulated'

The Orissa High Court has ordered fresh interview for a female candidate in the direct recruitment from the Bar to the post of District Judge for the year 2023 after it was found, through a forensic examination, that her marks in a written examination paper were manipulated with a “different ink” subsequent to the original evaluation. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 96] Taking into account...

Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment Of Four Advocates As Orissa High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of four advocates as judges of the High Court of Orissa.The decision was taken at the Collegium's meeting held on August 18, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Supreme Court.The four advocates recommended for appointment as judges of the Orissa High Court are Sasmita Tripathy, Aditya Narayan Das, Rajjeet Roy and...

'Stand-Still' Situation: Orissa High Court Bar Association Flags Declining Strength Of Judges, Urges SC Collegium To Fill Vacancies

The Orissa High Court Bar Association (OHCBA), led by its President-Senior Advocate Lalatendu Samantaray, held a press conference on Monday (August 17) to voice concerns of the Bar over low functional strength of High Court Judges and lack of regular appointments, against an ever-increasing docket pendency.Addressing the media, Samantaray highlighted the “stand-still” situation in the...

Orissa High Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged Police Atrocities On Tribal Villagers Resisting Mining Project In Rayagada

The Orissa High Court has sought a joint spot verification report from the Superintendent of Police (SP), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) along with Sarpanches of two affected villages of Rayagada district in an alleged case of police atrocities against tribal villagers, including a pregnant woman, over their protests opposing a mining project in the locality.Taking note of the...

Requisition & Proposal Must Be Served Upon Sarpanch Along With Notice While Convening His Removal: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has recently held that it is mandatory for Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) to serve the copies of requisition signed by at least one-third of the total membership of the Grama Panchayat along with the removal resolution, while serving the notice of meeting on the Sarpanch against whom a 'no-confidence motion' is proposed. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 95]Elucidating the...

LiveLaw Orissa High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 67 – 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 87Nominal IndexSarat Majhi v. State of Orissa and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 67State of Odisha and others v. Sagarika Parida, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 68Sri Biswaranjan Mohanty v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 69Ramesh Chandra Behera v. State of Orissa, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 70Dr. Kamala Tirkey @ Swain @ Kamala Tirky v. State...

Orissa High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Lawyers & Claimants In Decade-Old False Accident Claims Cases

The Orissa High Court has recently granted anticipatory bail to 14 claimants and lawyers accused of laying false motor accident claims to syphon off huge amounts of compensation from insurance companies, even without registration of police complaints for involvement of vehicles in such accidents. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 94]Holding physical custody and interrogation of the petitioners unnecessary,...

Orissa High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Journalist Booked For Claiming Odisha Minister Offered Him Bribe

The Orissa High Court has recently denied anticipatory bail to the editor of a digital media platform for his alleged defamatory remarks against the State Education Minister Nityananda Gond over multiple errors found in school textbooks.The petitioner Sudhanshu Sekhar Rout, who is the Editor-in-Chief of an online news platform called 'Focus Plus', allegedly made certain comments claiming that...

Notice For Sarpanch's Removal Can't Be Served Through WhatsApp Or Wall Affixture: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has recently held that notice for convening a meeting of Grama Panchayat for taking up 'no-confidence motion' against an elected Sarpanch must be served upon him personally, and any service through WhatsApp or by affixture of a copy thereof on residence wall is not permissible. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 92]While finding fault with the aforesaid procedure and holding the same to...

Breach Of Promise To Marry Not Cheating Unless Proved To Be Dishonestly Made At Inception: Orissa High Court Reiterates

The Orissa High Court has held that a man cannot be convicted of the charge of cheating under Section 417 of the IPC in an alleged case of sex on false promise of marriage, if it is not proved by the prosecution that his initial promise of marriage was dishonest or fraudulent and the same induced the victim to submit herself to the intercourse. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 91]Clarifying the...

Trustee Can Face Cheque Bounce Case Even If Trust Isn't Made Accused: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that arraigning and issuing demand notice to the concerned trustee, who issued a cheque on behalf of the trust, is sufficient and the trust need not be impleaded as an accused in a cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (the 'NI Act'). [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 90]Negating a plea brought under Section 482 of the CrPC...

'Advocate General Is Not A Mere Messenger': Orissa High Court Says AG Office Shouldn't Advise Non-Implementation Of Orders Without Stay

The Orissa High Court has expressed disappointment over a letter issued by the office of the Advocate General asking officials to refrain from implementing an authority's order merely because a writ petition was filed and pending against such order. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 88]Clarifying the settled legal position that mere filing of a writ petition does not render the decision of lower...