Orissa High Court held that orders passed by a Bench in matters outside the roster assigned by the Chief Justice are per se illegal. The Court said entertaining cases beyond allocation amounts to jurisdiction without authority, rendering such decisions fundamentally invalid.
The Jharkhand High Court has issued a directive preventing coercive actions against BJP leaders following their secretariat march. The court ordered the government to submit an affidavit and set the next hearing for May 8. This decision comes after BJP leaders faced charges for violating prohibitory orders during a clash with police last year.
