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Sons don't lose rights after marriage, why daughters? Orissa HC slams ‘mindless’ denial of compassionate job to woman
February 09, 2026 12:39 pm
Excluding married daughters from seeking compassionate appointment would create an artificial classification that falls foul of the doctrine of equality enshrined in the Constitution, the Orissa High Court noted.
Three decades later: Orissa High Court awards Rs 4 lakh compensation to widow of RPF constable struck by moving train
February 02, 2026 5:17 pm
Orissa High Court set aside order passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal that had denied compensation on the ground that the incident did not constitute an 'untoward incident'.
‘India is not a nation’: Why Orissa High Court quoted Winston Churchill in landmark two-child policy ruling
February 05, 2026 12:06 pm
Orissa High Court Two Child Policy Ruling: Underscoring the alarming rate of population growth in India, the Orissa High Court said that memory has not faded about difficulties which this country faced during Covid-19 pandemic because of space constraints.
Orissa High Court says public hearing notice for environmental projects need not be announced by ‘beat of drums’
January 29, 2026 11:48 am
Environmental public hearing: The Orissa High Court was hearing the PIL seeking cancellation of a public hearing stating that it was not announced using "beat of drums" and dismissed the same.
Rs 12 lakh royalty v. Rs 96 crore penalty: Why Orissa High Court set aside 'manifestly arbitrary' NGT order
January 28, 2026 4:56 pm
NGT environmental compensation case: The Orissa High Court was hearing a plea filed by a mining lease holder and set aside the National Green Tribunal order imposing Rs 96 crore environmental compensation on him in February 2025.
No one has licence to violate woman’s body: Orissa High Court upholds man’s conviction in rape case
January 27, 2026 1:57 pm
Orissa High Court observed that no evidence was produced from the convict on the allegations over the character of the rape survivor.
Article 21 does not protect illegal occupation of public land, Orissa High Court junks man's plea against eviction
January 24, 2026 10:50 pm
Illegal Land Occupation Eviction Case: Justice Dr Sanjeeb K Panigrahi was hearing a batch of petitions and rejected the plea of an elderly man among the petitioners seeking protection from eviction and rehabilitation benefits as a precondition for removal.
Orissa High Court issues arrest warrant against education secretary over unpaid employee increment
January 21, 2026 6:54 pm
Orissa High Court latest news: Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad termed the official's conduct as “aggravated contempt” and directed the 2007-batch IAS officer to be produced before the court on January 22.
Orissa High Court quotes George Orwell, upholds compassionate appointment for disabled CRPF man’s wife
January 21, 2026 3:47 pm
CRPF jawan disability case: While dealing with compassionate appointment of physically disabled CRPF man's spouse, the division bench said that such special cases has to be processed with humane approach and not in bureaucratic manner.
Can adoption save your election? Orissa High Court dismisses woman sarpanch’s petition in ‘two-child’ ruling
January 21, 2026 11:48 am
Orissa Gram Panchayat Act: Justice V Narasingh was hearing a petition filed by a woman who was elected as a sarpanch of a village panchayat and observed that excluding adoption from the statutory bar would amount to rewriting the law.
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