January to March 2013 for PDF.pmd - Orissa High Court

CourtNews33Hon’ble Chief Justice & Hon’ble Judges of Orissa High Courtparticipating Programmes/ Courses at the N.J.A., Bhopal and other placesSl. No.Names of the Hon’ble JudgesPeriodTopics1. Hon’ble Shri JusticeC.Nagappan, Chief Justice2. Hon’ble Shri JusticeP.K.Mohanty3. Hon’ble Shri JusticeM.M.Das4. Hon’ble Shri JusticeI.Mahanty21.3.201323.1.20139.2.20139.2.2013Administered the Oath toHis Excellency Dr. S.C.Jamir,the Governor of Odisha at Raj Bhawan,BhubaneswarAttended the meeting on Access toJustice for Marginalized Peopleat New DelhiAttended the meeting at the Hon’bleSupreme Court of Chairpersons of theState Judicial Academy and ComputerCommittee convened by Hon’bleMr. Justice M.B.Lokur, Judge,Supreme Court of India.Attended the meeting at the Hon’bleSupreme Court of Chairpersons of theState Judicial Academy and ComputerCommittee convened by Hon’bleMr. Justice M.B.Lokur, Judge,Supreme Court of India .ACTIVITIES OF HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE1. The 12th High Court Mega Lok Adalat was held on 19.1.2013 in which Hon’ble Shri Justice P.K.Mohanty,Executive Chairman, Orissa State Legal Services Authority, Hon’ble shri Justice M.M.Das, Chairman, HighCourt Legal Services Committee, Hon’ble Shri Justice B.N.Mahapatra, Hon’ble Shri Justice B.K.Nayak andHon’ble Shri Justice Raghubir Dash, Judges of the Hon’ble Court presided over the Adalat Benches. Inthe above Lok Adalat 116 cases are disposed of which includes MAC Appeals, Writ Petition and LandAcquisition cases by way of compromise. The General Insurance Companies agreed to pay Rs. 1,44,90,000/- (One Cror, forty-four lakhs, ninety thousand) only as compensation.2. During the period under report, 21 applicants have been provided with the benefit under the scheme of LegalAid and Advice by the High Court Legal Services Committee to file and defend their cases in the High Court.Similarly, 22 Legal Aid Counsels have been paid their honorarium.