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The Cuttack Senior Civil Judge Court on Friday lifted the restrictions preventing Odisha Television Limited (OTV) from reporting on matters related to the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS).

The Senior Civil Judge Court concluded that the claims presented by the petitioner lacked sufficient evidence. The court argued that imposing restrictions on OTV would lead to irreparable harm to the channel, especially when the news in question is publicly accessible.

Rita Patnaik, a resident of the Badambadi area, filed a petition alleging that negative news coverage about KII...