The Latest Breaking News from the Orissa High Court

Committee formed to oversee inventory of precious stones and jewelry in Shree Jagannath Temple treasury in Puri.

The Orissa High Court has ordered arrest of the bulk carrier vessel from which 22 packets of cocaine were seized last year.

The Orissa High Court has expressed deep concerns over continuation of ragging activities on campuses of Odisha’s medical colleges despite the Medical Council of India (Prevention and Prohibition of Ragging in Medical Colleges/Institutions) Regulations, 2009) declaring ragging a punishable offence.

Amicus Curiae N.K. Mohanty, appointed by the Orissa High Court, has found evidence of wear and tear in the structures of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, an Archaeological Survey of India-protected monument. The structure dates back to the 12th Century.

The Opposition BJP and Congress allege that the treasury was in ruinous condition due to leakage of water and precious jewellery and stones could have been damaged inside the locked Ratna Bhandar.

President appoints new Chief Justices to four High Courts; Justice Sunita Agarwal (Gujarat) is only female Chief Justice; Justice Alok Aradhe (Telangana), Justice Subhasis Talapatra (Orissa), Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai (Kerala) appointed; Justice P. Sam Koshy (Chhattisgarh) transferred to Telangana.