Orissa HC sets aside 34-year-old judgment convicting two persons under Sec. 304 Part II & Sec. 324 of Indian Penal Code. The names of the accused were Nityananda Behera and Madhab Behera.
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In this case, the decision...
South African citizenship legislation has generally provided three pathways by which citizenship can be acquired, i.e. birth, descent, and naturalization. Citizenship by birth has been determined by where an individual is born. Citizenship by descent is acquired from a...
The Orissa High Court directed all Subordinate Courts to ensure the presence of the informant/victim during the hearing of bail petitions of persons accused in POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) cases.
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The present case...
Orissa High Court rejects the bail petition filed on behalf of Mohammad Arif under PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act).
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The petitioner, Mohammad Arif, was an Addn. Director of the company Fine Indisales Private Limited (FIPL). Niranjan...
Jharkhand High Court rejected a bail application filed by the petitioner Sudesh Kadia. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged the petitioner under Sec. 120-B (Punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the IPC, read with Sec. 17 (Punishment for raising funds...
The writ petition has been filed by the Advocate Sri S Mandal on behalf of villagers challenging the order dated 20.03.2020 passed by the respondent i.e Collector, Dhenkanal.
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The Advocate Sri S Mandal has filed this writ...
Rakesh Kumar Barada made an application for interim bail on the ground of his father's death.
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The petitioner filed an application for bail. His father had passed away on 12.06.2020 and he is his father's only son....
The Orissa HC has set July 16, 2020 as the date to take stock of the status of pending cases. This applies to cases pending before the Odisha Administrative Tribunal (OAT) after its abolition.
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The Court fixed...
Due to the lockdown and rising COVID-19 cases, Orissa High Court has not been functioning. The previous order had extended all interim orders till the date of 18.06.2020. As a result of the new order, the Court further extended...