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The Orissa High Court denied bail to a man accused of impersonating an advocate and appearing in court with another's enrolment number. The court deemed the act a fraud on the judiciary and a crime against society, noting the petitioner's repeated failure to provide valid credentials and his nine criminal antecedents.

The Orissa High Court has mandated new guidelines for arrests made outside a court's jurisdiction. An accused must be produced before the nearest magistrate for transit remand if they cannot reach the jurisdictional court within 24 hours. This ruling followed a bail grant due to illegal detention exceeding the statutory limit, emphasizing constitutional safeguards.

The Orissa High Court has declared that informing an accused of the grounds of arrest is a mandatory legal and constitutional requirement, not an empty formality. This significant ruling led to the bail of five individuals accused in a cyber crime case due to serious procedural lapses in their arrest.

The Orissa High Court has declared that informing arrestees of the grounds for their arrest is a mandatory constitutional and legal requirement, not a mere formality. This significant ruling led to the bail of five individuals accused in a cyber-crime case due to serious procedural lapses in their arrest.

The Orissa High Court denied bail to a Nigerian national accused of abetting a woman's suicide through blackmail. The court cited grave allegations supported by a suicide note and digital evidence. The accused also faces charges for overstaying in India with forged travel documents.

The AP government has terminated the services of K gourishankar, executive director (business operations) of the Andhra Pradesh State FiberNet Limited (APSFL) on the charge of submission of fake educational certificates. He joined the company in February this year. The government alleged that gourishankar had submitted fake degree certificates.

The Orissa High Court ruled that a state can be considered the "owner" of a privately hired vehicle for public duty, upholding a Rs 31.92 lakh compensation award. The court found the Odisha government liable for a road accident during relief operations, stating effective control, not registered ownership, determined liability.

The Orissa High Court ruled that the State can be considered the 'owner' of a privately hired vehicle under its control for public duty, making it liable for accidents. This decision upheld a ₹31.92 lakh compensation award to the family of a truck owner who died in a road accident while transporting relief supplies.

A Naxalite and his wife, who held top positions in the CPI-Maoist, surrendered in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.

The Orissa High Court granted bail to a Pocso case accused, citing a violation of mandatory arrest procedures. Justice gourishankar Satapathy noted discrepancies in arrest documentation, including differing signatures and the absence of the arresting officer's signature on the grounds of arrest. The court emphasized that Article 22(1) mandates informing arrestees in writing, a requirement not met in this instance.

The Orissa high court has expressed satisfaction over the rehabilitation assistance benefits doled out to the families displaced by the Kanupur major irrigation project in the upper Baitarani basin in Keonjhar district.

A 38-year-old man has been slapped charges of murder after his sister-in-law succumbed to her injuries inflicted by him earlier this week.

The escalating tensions in West Asia are casting a shadow over Indian classical musicians, disrupting their travel plans and straining their financial resources. With airspace closures forcing flights to be rerouted, artists find their meticulously planned international concert tours in jeopardy, leading to not only missed connections but also heftier expenses.

The Orissa high court on Wednesday dismissed the state government's plea challenging a single-judge's direction for regularisation of services of 481 data entry operators (DEOs), who were engaged in 171 tehsil offices by the respective collectors on contractand have completed six years of service.

A six-year-old boy, Ayan Mishra, died of dengue at the Bankura Medical College Hospital on Tuesday.

SAMASTIPUR: The row between Samastipur Kshetriya Gramin Bank chairman gourishankar Singh and Samastipur SP Paresh Saxena has taken a new turn with the employees' association coming out openly in favour of the SP. Singh had charged the SP with threatening him of dire consequences for refusing to oblige him.

The Birla family drew first blood in the multi-faceted legal battle for control of the Rs 2,400-crore MP Birla group assets.

Artisans from Shilpakala Academy will prepare artworks from cement depicting the various Konkani communities.

The government on Wednesday informed the Orissa high court that the state still has 5,260 unauthorised constructions of religious nature on public land. The high court was taking stock of the affidavit filed by the state government on April 4 on the current status of unauthorised constructions.

The Orissa high court has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to make a fresh assessment of the Brahmani river and its major tributaries by taking into consideration the steps taken by the state government in making the river free of pollution.

The Orissa high court has ordered replacing at the earliest of electric fences with solar-powered ones in villages which witness movement of wild animals to prevent elephant deaths due to electrocution.

The Orissa high court directed the state government to provide 10 more ambulances as part of the emergency response facility for prisoners in jails by May-end as the number available for the purpose is inadequate.

The Orissa high court on Monday directed the state government to "revisit" its stand with respect to procurement and installation of PET-CT scan facilities in Jharsuguda, Berhampur and Balasore.

Close to three months after passport authorities rejected a woman's application, citing an old division bench order that refused to allow a man with criminal past to get a renewal, a single-judge bench of the Orissa high court came down heavily on the earlier verdict.