Orissa High Court Quarterly Digest: January-March 2022 [Citations 1-36]

Nominal Index: 1. Binod Bihari Sethy v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 12. Dara Singh @ Rabindra Kumar Pal v. State of Orissa, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 23. Chinmay Mohanty & Anr. v. Bar Council of India & Anr., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 34. Ashok Kumar Agarwala v. Registrar General of Orissa High Court & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 45. Surendra Kumar Sahoo v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 56. Ramani Ranjan Mohanty v. W.V. Raja, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 67. Kunja Bihari Panda & Ors. v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 78. Ashis Ranjan Mohanty (Adv.) v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 89. State of Odisha v. Registrar General, Orissa High Court, Cuttack, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 910. OWSSB v. Praful Kumar Sethi & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1011. M/s. Cresent Co. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Sambalpur, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1112. Tuku @ Abdul Naim Khan v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1213. Himansu Sekhar Srichandan v. Sudhir Ranjan Patra & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1314. Smruti Ranjan Mohanty v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1415. SRB Transport Sambalpur v. Union of India & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1516. Bajaj Finance Ltd v. M/s Ali Agency & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1617. Amar Kumar Behera v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1718. Biru Singh v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1819. Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 19 20. Ex-CFN Jagadish Chandra Mohanty @ Mohapatra v. Union of India & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 20 21. Pidika Sambaru v. State of Odisha & Anr., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 21 22. M/s. Ram Kumar Agrawal Engineers Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 22 23. Gobardhan Pradhan v. State of Orissa, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 23 24. M/s. Indian Metal and Ferro Alloys Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Bhubaneswar, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 24 25. Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd. v. Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle 2(2), Bhubaneswar & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 25 26. Shantanu @ Priyabrata Senapati v. State of Orissa, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 27 27. Akshay Kumar Nayak v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 28 28. Kamalakanta Sahu v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 29 29. Siba Bisoi & Ors. v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 30 30. The Divisional Manager, National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sunil Majhi & Anr., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 31 31. The Divisional Manager, New India Assurance Co. Ltd., Bhubaneswar v. Sauri Das & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 32 32. Commissioner of Income Tax, Bhubaneswar v. Western Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Limited (WESCO), 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 33 33. Gyanadutta Chouhan v. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 34 34. Pratap Kumar Bhuyan v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 35 35. Ramesh Chandra Pani v. State of Orissa and Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 36 36. Asutosh Amrit Patnaik v. State of Orissa & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 37 Judgments/Orders Reported: 1. 'Direct Affront To Right To Speedy Trial': Orissa HC Quashes 'Criminal Intimidation' Case As Police Took 15 Yrs To Complete Probe Case Title: Binod Bihari Sethy v. State of Odisha Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 1 Taking into account the inaction of the investigating agency to conclude the investigation in a Criminal Intimidation case for as long as 15 years, the High Court quashed the concerned FIR and the consequent proceedings in the case. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra termed it as a direct affront to the cherished principle of the right to speedy trial ingrained in the provisions of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The Court held that it can neither be a mute spectator to the whims and fancies of the investigating agency nor be a party to it and asked the higher police authorities to take note of such inaction on the part of the investigating officer(s) and pass appropriate orders to be followed by all concerned so that such incidents don't occur in the future. 2. 'Brutal Attack On A Defenceless Man, No Case For Leniency': Orissa High Court Dismisses Dara Singh's Plea For Reduced Sentence In Murder Case Case Title: Dara Singh @ Rabindra Kumar Pal v. State of Orissa Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 2 The Court dismissed a petition moved by Dara Singh alias Rabindra Pal Singh seeking modification of his life imprisonment in a case pertaining to the murder of a Muslim trader in Mayurbhanj district in the year 1999. While dismissing the appeal, a Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice B.P. Routray observed, "It is further submitted that in the meantime the Appellant has already undergone more than 21 years inside the jail custody and considering...

Orissa High Court Quarterly Digest: January-March 2022 [Citations 1-36]

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