Orissa High Court upheld a tribunal order directing a son to vacate his father’s house, stressing dignity and safety of senior citizens. The Court ruled welfare laws must be interpreted to protect elderly parents’ peaceful living.
Orissa High Court Justice Savitri Ratho said, “I was stalked when I started practising law,” while speaking about the challenges faced by women lawyers. She shared the incident during a panel discussion on gender gaps in the judiciary at the Indian Women in Law conference held in the Supreme Court.
The Orissa High Court directed authorities to grant income tax refunds under Sections 240 and 244A with interest calculated until actual payment. It ruled that interest cannot be limited to a notional date, ensuring full compensation for delayed refunds.
The Orissa High Court upheld eviction of a married son and daughter-in-law from their mother’s self-acquired house, ruling they have no legal right to stay against her wishes. Justice A.C. Behera dismissed their second appeal, affirming earlier courts’ eviction orders.
The Orissa High Court held Section 161 allows only apparent error correction, mandating reasoned scrutiny of records and materials. A Division Bench of Harish Tandon and Murahari Sri Raman faulted authorities for ignoring ITC reconciliations, quashing the rejection infirm.
The Orissa High Court criticised the Bhubaneswar DSP for scurrilous remarks against the Advocate General, holding that such conduct defies court orders. It said justice must rest on public trust, emphasising that “purity is the hallmark of justice.”
The Orissa High Court upheld the disqualification of a gram panchayat member for having more than two children, reaffirming population control and family planning objectives. The Division Bench dismissed the appeal under Section 25(1)(v) of the Odisha Grama Panchayats Act, 1964.
The Supreme Court refused to entertain Tata Sponge Iron Limited’s challenge to constitutional validity of the Odisha Entry Tax Act, 1999, upholding Orissa High Court’s dismissal. A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Varale found no infirmity.
The Orissa High Court held that the Odisha Information Commission acted unjustifiably by restricting a litigant to only 12 RTI applications per year. It ruled that the Commission cannot limit the number of RTIs a citizen can file in a year.
Orissa High Court rules that a second marriage during the lifetime of the first wife is void under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Consequently, the second wife is not entitled to a family pension under the Odisha Civil Services Rules.
