President transfers Orissa High Court’s Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak to Gujarat High Court
Justice Pathak’s transfer from Orissa High Court to Gujarat High Court was recommended by the Collegium on 6 August 2026.
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Orissa HC denies pre-arrest bail to media editor accused of making false bribery allegations against minister
The High Court denied pre-arrest bail to a media editor accused of falsely alleging that a Minister attempted to bribe him, holding that the materials on record did not warrant the exceptional remedy of pre-arrest bail.
SC Collegium recommends appointment of Judicial Officers and Advocates as Judges of 3 High Courts
The Collegium recommended the appointments for the High Courts of Chhattisgarh, Gauhati and Orissa.
Prolonged Custody Without Trial Violates Article 21: Orissa HC Releases Sushanta Dhalasamanta on Bail in 2004 Murder Case After a Decade of Incarceration
Court cites violation of speedy trial rights under Article 21, hostile witnesses, and prolonged delay in concluding prosecution evidence as reasons for granting bail
“Abhorrent, Degrading, and Unknown to Law”; Supreme Court Declares Imposition of Bail Conditions Such as Cleaning of Police Stations as Null and Void
“The most invaluable gift that the people of India gave unto themselves through the Constitution was the vision of a casteless society founded upon the principle of substantive equality.”
Orissa HC: Mediation and amicable settlements preferred but must remain voluntary; Police directed to ensure no coercion and preserve video records for transparency
“It is open to the petitioner to challenge the orders of the OHRC and of the State Information Commissioner and avail any alternate remedy available to him under the law.”
Intention at time of entry determinative factor under S. 441 IPC; Mere entry into property not sufficient to establish criminal trespass: Orissa HC
“The entry must be accompanied by the requisite criminal intent as defined under Section 441 IPC and, in the case of Section 450 IPC, such intent must be to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment for life”.
Patentee not liable for agent’s negligence; Restoration of expired patent allowed: Orissa High Court
“The non-payment of renewal fee within the time was due to the fault of the authorised agent, and the date of expiry of the patent on 22-09-2021 was within the Covid-19 pandemic period.”
“Lawlessness around campus cannot be tolerated”: Orissa High Court directs enhanced security, 24×7 police presence at NLU Odisha
“Institutions of higher learning must remain spaces of safety, dignity, and intellectual freedom, and any trend of lawlessness, vigilantism, or disorder in and around the campus environment not only jeopardises students’ welfare but also undermines the institutional ethos.”
Criminal Antecedents Have Societal Impact, Cannot Be Brushed Aside; Orissa HC Denies Bail in Extortion-Arms Act case
“The criminal antecedents of an accused cannot be brushed lightly as it has got definite impact on the society.”
“Purity is the hallmark of justice”: Orissa High Court expunges DSP’s affidavit against Advocate General, restrains media
“The trust of the people upon this institution should not be believed by encouraging wild litigants to make scurrilous remarks against constitutional functionaries in defiance of the Courts’ orders.”
Orissa High Court upholds Two-child norm disqualification; rules protective proviso inapplicable to Panchayat membership termination
“The proviso was introduced by way of amendment effective from 18-04-1994, whereas the appellant’s third child was born on 11-03-1993 and the fourth on 06-11-1994, thus, the case is one of Textbook for attracting the disqualification clause, the protective proviso remaining miles away.”
Orissa High Court: Denial of Head Constable post to dependent spouse of disabled combatant unjustified; humane approach mandated in compassionate appointments
“A society, which does not hold the Defence Personnel in high esteem, will do disservice to itself, inasmuch as its own security will be at stake, if those who guard it are not regarded.”
Orissa High Court bars application of Limitation Act computation method to contractual termination clauses
“Whether the termination would take effect from a particular date has no nexus to the period provided for issuance of the notice.”
Second marriage during subsistence of first remains void despite first wife’s death; Orissa HC denies Family pension to second wife
“The Hindu Marriage Act does not recognise childlessness as a justifiable circumstance for entering into wedlock with a person who is already in the subsisting wedlock with another.”
Forced marriage not conducive to healthy society; Major girl can decide for herself: Orissa High Court orders protection
“When a girl is not ready for marriage, giving her in marriage by using extraneous force is not conducive for a healthy society”
Orissa High Court: Deceased tenant’s name cannot be removed from Record of Rights through Writ; Mutation proceedings essential
“The Court cannot pass a blanket order in a writ petition directing deletion of the name of a dead person, because some formalities as per law are required to be made before the Tahasildar through a Mutation Proceeding.”
Criminal Breach of trust and cheating cannot stand together simultaneously at cognizance stage: Orissa High Court sets aside cognizance order
“The petitioner submitted that the court below could not have taken cognizance of both offences simultaneously.”
Courts can direct police assistance to implement injunction order under S. 151 CPC: Orissa High Court
“Mere filing of an appeal cannot and does not operate as a stay of the order appealed against, unless an order of stay operation of the same has been passed.”
Right to privacy of students protected: Orissa High Court directs inclusion of refusal clause in APAAR ID Scheme
“If it is intended to be a voluntary act, appropriate provisions clearly specifying such fact ought to have been incorporated in the form by providing option to the parents to refuse to submit their consent or to opt out of it entirely.”