Prohibitory orders clamped in Odisha’s Sambalpur town
Bar Council of India suspends license of 29 lawyers for 18 months after strike for establishment of permanent bench of Orissa HC had turned violent.
Lawyers continue cease-work stir, HC Bench
The demand for establishment of a permanent Bench of Orissa High Court in western Odisha mounted again with lawyers of Sambalpur district continuing cease-work agitation on Wednesday.
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No need of HC bench in Sambalpur
Finally the Supreme Court cleared that there is no need of HC bench in any places of Odisha because of vandalism in Sambalpur court.
Prohibitory orders clamped in Odisha’s Sambalpur town
Bar Council of India suspends license of 29 lawyers for 18 months after strike for establishment of permanent bench of Orissa HC had turned violent.
Lawyers continue cease-work stir, HC Bench
The demand for establishment of a permanent Bench of Orissa High Court in western Odisha mounted again with lawyers of Sambalpur district continuing cease-work agitation on Wednesday.
Lawyers Call for Western Odisha Bandh Today
The Central Action Committee (CAC) of All Western Odisha Bar Association (AWOBA) has decided to go ahead with their Western Odisha bandh call on Wednesday with the State Government remaining silent over their demand. They have been demanding a complete and comprehensive proposal to the Central Government over setting up of High Court Bench in
Odisha law minister to meet lawyers on stir today
A solution to lawyers’ agitation in western Odisha seemed imminent on Saturday after law minister Maheswar Mohanty on Friday invited them for a discussion. The agitating lawyers are demanding a high court bench in western parts of the state. The minister in a letter requested the Central Action Committee (CAC), spearheading the protest, to have
State govt readies for civic elections in western Odisha
With the lawyers’ strike withdrawn, the state government has started preparations for holding elections in all urban bodies in western Odisha in November-December. But Sambalpur and Rourkela being tipped to become corporations are likely to be left out of the list, official sources said here. The State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday intimated the government
Lawyers tread a cautious path
Going by the past experience, lawyers agitating for permanent High Court bench are treading a cautious path. A day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote to Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal to set up two benches, lawyers of 33 bar associations in Sambalpur region decided to suspend the agitation. At its meeting in Boudh on
Circle jail bursts at seams
Non-functioning of courts due to the lawyers’ agitation, demanding an HC bench in western Odisha, has led to overcrowding of circle jail here as most of the accused are unable to plead for their bail petitions. With more than 80 suspects remanded in judicial custody in the last 15 days, the jail is facing the
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