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22-day leave not misconduct: Railway man’s forced retirement set aside, benefits restored
July 09, 2026 7:04 pm
The Orissa High Court noted that the petitioner had served the Railways for nearly 22 years without any record of similar or serious misconduct, making the harsh punishment imposed on him disproportionate.
Woman quits foreign bank job: Court says no to benefits, but stops bank from recovering bond
July 05, 2026 8:58 pm
Orissa High Court rules on the benefits due to a deceased UCO Bank officer after she resigned during a Singapore posting citing family issues.
Upholding pension relief for employee, court fines Odisha Rs 1 lakh over delayed appeal
July 01, 2026 11:06 am
The case before the Orissa High Court arose from the state’s challenge to an order granting pension benefits to a man who had worked for over 41 years, but learnt later that his junior’s services had been regularised.
Won’t find jobs in ‘AI era’: SBI ordered to pay Rs 40 lakh to sweepers sacked after 30 years
June 26, 2026 11:19 am
The Orissa High Court said the daily wagers had given their “sweat and blood” to SBI and and termed the bank's Rs 5 lakh offer too little at a time when “bread is costlier than blood”.
'Not husband's chattel': Court fines man Rs 50,000 over plea to bring wife home
June 24, 2026 8:30 pm
The Orissa High Court observed that there had been a growing trend of filing habeas corpus petitions to settle personal scores.
'Misplaced file' excuse unacceptable, says court over 8-month FIR delay as Dalit woman alleges cheating
June 16, 2026 6:06 pm
The Orissa High Court was hearing a petition filed by a 65-year-old woman who claimed that she had been cheated of Rs 2.10 lakh in a land transaction.
Why a Balasore land loser failed in 30-year-old recruitment fight against Indian Oil despite being ‘eligible’
June 01, 2026 5:54 pm
The Orissa High Court was hearing a petition filed by a man who sought a direction for his appointment at the Indian Oil Corporation’s LPG Bottling Plant under a scheme for land losers.
4-decade trial over Rs 20,000: Court reduces 75-year-old ex-sarpanch’s jail time in 1987 corruption case
June 02, 2026 9:33 am
The Orissa High Court was hearing the appeal filed by a sarpanch accused of misappropriating panchayat funds. He had challenged the conviction order passed by the trial court in 2000.
Odisha student who cracked NEET loses MBBS seat as court says can’t claim ‘two privileges at same time’
June 01, 2026 12:10 pm
Orissa High Court rejected a NEET aspirant’s SGS quota claim after he improved Chemistry marks through NIOS to qualify for MBBS admission.
Rs 50 lakh dowry demand, woman's suspicious death: High court steps in to find 9-month toddler
May 28, 2026 8:09 pm
Emphasising that child lost his mother under suspicious circumstances, and father is in judicial custody for alleged dowry death, the Orissa High Court sent back the case to trial court to take fresh consideration in matter.
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