The Orissa High Court directed the Odisha government to update the name and gender of a petitioner in a land mutation certificate after Sex Reassignment Surgery. The Court held that there is no legal impediment in recognising gender identity based on reassigned sex supported by medical and statutory documents.
The Supreme Court of India has urged Andhra Pradesh to establish special courts for the expedited trials of jailed Maoist leader Duna Keshav Rao, who surrendered in 2011. Meanwhile, Odisha plans to set up similar courts. Rao argues he faces false charges and seeks timely trial resolutions. The case remains pending.
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Today, On 20th August, In the Staines murder case, the Supreme Court requested a response from the Odisha government regarding the remission plea of convict Dara Singh. Singh convicted for his role in the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons. New Delhi: The Supreme Court, On Tuesday, requested a response […]
Today, on 16th March: The Orissa High Court has postponed the hearing on the missing keys of Puri Jagannath Temple’s ‘Ratna Bhandar’ for two weeks in response to a PIL. The PIL seeks to present the Justice Raghubir Das Commission of Enquiry report in the state Assembly. The State Government requested two weeks to file an affidavit.