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Time of India
5 days ago
- General
- Time of India
HC judge links bail orders to planting saplings
1 2 Cuttack: In an innovative approach to justice, Justice S K Panigrahi of the Orissa high court has been making planting saplings a key condition for granting bail in criminal cases. Over 70 recent bail orders have included requirements for planting between 50 and 1,000 saplings. The bail conditions, imposed during the first fortnight of May, apply to various criminal cases, including murder, rape, assault, cheating, cyber crime, economic offences, theft and NDPS Act violations. Under the new conditions, bail applicants must plant local species such as mango, neem and tamarind on govt, community or private land. The revenue authority will assist in identifying suitable plantation sites if needed, while district nurseries and divisional forest officers will provide the saplings. "The petitioners must file an affidavit after plantation and maintain the trees for two years," Justice Panigrahi stated in his orders. Local police stations, in coordination with forest officers, will monitor compliance. In addition to planting saplings, some bail orders include sanitation service requirements. Several accused have been directed to clean police station premises for two months, with cleaning materials provided by the respective stations. Standard bail conditions remain in place, including weekly police station visits and restrictions against engaging in criminal activities or witness intimidation. While the accused maintain their innocence, claiming false implication in cases, the court has granted bail without detailed examination of the allegations, focusing instead on rehabilitation conditions.
New Indian Express
11-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Orissa HC Lok Adalat settles 92 cases with Rs 7.5 crore disbursement
CUTTACK: The National Lok Adalat held in the Orissa High Court on Saturday finsalised Rs 7.45 crore as settlement amount in pending insurance cases. Seven sitting judges including Justices SK Sahoo, SK Panigrahi, AK Mohapatra, V Narasingh, BP Satapathy, MS Raman and SK Mishra presided over the Lok Adalat benches. Of the 795 cases placed before the benches, 92 were finalised. Of the 92 cases, 88 were insurance claims. The rest cases related to matrimonial, service and electricity matters, a high court legal services committee release said. Meanwhile, the district-level Lok Adalats disposed of 1,92,003 pending cases, while finalising Rs 130.8 crore as settlements. The Lok Adalats were held in all districts. The disposed cases included 6,634 pre-litigation disputes. The disposed/settled cases included 1,69,382 related to revenue and other ancillary matters. Other matters related to 11,632 criminal, 1,518 civil, 597 motor accident claims and 475 matrimonial disputes.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Lok Adalat settles 92 cases, awards Rs 7.48cr in compensation
Cuttack : The second national Lok Adalat held at the Orissa high court on Saturday saw 12% of the cases taken up being settled as the benches awarded a total of Rs 7.48 crore in insurance claims .According to official records, 1.5 lakh cases remain pending in the HC till May 6. As part of efforts to reduce the backlog, 795 cases were taken up by seven Lok Adalat benches under the aegis of the Orissa HC Legal Services Committee and state legal services authority. A total of 92 cases were settled. Of these, 88 were insurance-related cases involving public and private insurers. The remaining cases involved matters related to land acquisition, service disputes, electricity, compensation and matrimonial Lok Adalat benches were presided over by Justices S K Sahoo, S K Panigrahi, A K Mohapatra, V Narasingh, B P Satapathy, M S Raman and S K Mishra.
