Orissa High Court
Promissory Estoppel Not To Apply In Favour Of Student Who Despite Knowledge Of Failure In Intermediate Exam Acquired Higher Qualification: Orissa HC
A Full Bench of Orissa High Court on Friday answered a reference deciding the correctness of a decision rendered by a Division Bench wherein it was held that the rule of estoppel will apply in favour of a student, who without knowing that he has failed in matriculation/intermediate examination, gets higher education and joins service.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar,...
Orissa High Court Asks Collector To Reconsider Appeal For Issuance Of ST Certificate On Basis Of Mother’s Tribe
The Orissa High Court has ordered an appellate authority to reconsider an appeal against denial of tribe certificate to a boy who was brought up by his tribal mother. The woman had been deserted by her non-tribal husband.While giving relief to the petitioner, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha observed,“The appellate authority thereafter went on to take view that the Tahsildar...
Witchcraft Double Murder: Orissa High Court Issues Notice To Life Convicts Proposing To Impose Higher Punishment
While upholding conviction of three persons for double murder on suspicion of witchcraft, the Orissa High Court has issued notice to them proposing to impose higher sentence than life imprisonment which was imposed by the Trial Court.Expressing doubt over adequacy of the sentence for such ghastly crime by means of beheading, the Division Bench of Justice Debabrata Dash and Justice...
Orissa High Court Will Have Its Own Database With Judgments From 1948 Onwards: Justice Subhasis Talapatra
Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar on Wednesday launched ‘free Wi-Fi facility’ and ‘e-Inspection facility’ for the members of the High Court Bar Association in presence of the Judges of the High Court, the Advocate General, newly elected President and office bearers of the High Court Bar Association. While speaking on the occasion, Justice...
Orissa High Court Launches Free Wi-Fi, E-Inspection Facility For Advocates
Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar on Wednesday launched ‘free Wi-Fi facility’ and ‘e-Inspection facility’ for the members of the High Court Bar Association in presence of the Judges of the High Court, the Advocate General, newly-elected President and office bearers of the High Court Bar Association.Free Wi-Fi for LawyersTo make free Wi-Fi facility...
Orissa High Court Invites Senior Citizens From Old Age Home To Visit Its Premises & Museum Of Justice
In a bid to increase access to justice and to make courts people friendly, senior citizens from an Old Age Home run by the Association for Social Reconstructive Activities (ASRA), Cuttack were last week invited to visit the Orissa High Court, the Museum of Justice and the Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA).The officials of the High Court guided them inside the institutions and...
Chief Justice Muralidhar Inaugurates Virtual High Courts In 10 More Districts Of Odisha
Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar on Monday inaugurated 10 ‘Virtual High Courts’ in 10 more districts of the State of Odisha. On 3rd February this year, the High Court had established Virtual High Courts in 10 of the 30 Districts in the 1st phase, which were inaugurated by CJI DY Chandrachud virtually.After receiving encouraging feedback about the 1st phase,...
S. 311 CrPC | Orissa High Court Allows Recall Of Witness 26 Yrs After He Was Cross-Examined & Discharged
The Orissa High Court has recently allowed a petition filed under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure after a delay of ‘26 years’ for recalling a witness who was cross-examined and discharged in 1997.While stressing on the right of the accused to fair trial, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra observed, “This is a classic case where the question of belated...
Prior Approval Of The Superior Officer Before Passing Of The Assessment/Reassessment Order Pursuant To A Search Operation Is A Mandatory Requirement: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that the requirement of prior approval of the superior officer before an order of assessment or reassessment is passed pursuant to a search operation is a mandatory requirement of Section 153D of the Income Tax Act.The division bench of Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice M.S. Raman has observed that approval of the superior officer before an order of...
“Legal System Completely Failed Him”: Orissa High Court Orders ₹10 Lakh Compensation To Wife Of Tribal Man Killed In Police Custody
The Orissa High Court has ordered the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Odisha Police to pay an amount of rupees ten lakhs as compensation to the wife of a tribal man who was killed in their custody in 2010.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Murahari Sri Raman said it is no coincidence that the deceased tribal, who was tortured to death after...
Unrealistic To Expect GST Return Filing Without Actual Commencement Of Business: Orissa High Court Directs Dept. To Process Licence Application
The Orissa High Court has held that the license application should not be rejected only because a GST return has not been filed yet, since it is unrealistic to expect that to happen without the actual commencement of its business.The division bench of Chief S. Muralidhar and Justice G. Satapathy has observed that unless the petitioner is issued a license and is able to commence its business,...
Orissa High Court Chief Justice Throws Open ‘Museum Of Justice’
The refurbished Museum of Justice set up by the Orissa High Court inside the Barabati Quila (Fort), Cuttack, was thrown open for public on Friday in the presence of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and the Judges of the High Court. The Museum was inaugurated by Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Governor of Odisha on February 25, 2023.A consultative committee of historians, conservation experts and legal...