SC to hear Orissa HC’s plea on lawyers’ agitations, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

CUTTACK: The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a petition of the Orissa high court on the issue of members of different bar associations remaining absent from proceedings which has affected judicial work in all subordinate courts in the state.In the petition, the registrar general of the high court said...

NGT imposes ₹12cr fine on SJTA for illegal mining on temple land, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

CUTTACK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 12 crore on the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) for illegal stone mining on temple land.The tribunal directed the SJTA to deposit the amount with the Khurda district collector for reclamation and restoration of 23 stone quarries, where...

Orissa HC pushes for drones to check illegal gheries, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

CUTTACK: The Orissa high court on Wednesday directed the government to facilitate adoption of drone technology for aerial inspection and surveillance to check illegal prawn gheries and their re-emergence after demolition in Chilika Lake and Bhittarkanika.The court was taking stock of the problem of re-emergence of illegal prawn gheries. Amicus...