Bhubaneswar, Feb. 14 -- Sambalpur: Amid the on-going agitation by several bar associations of Western Odisha demanding establishment of a permanent High Court bench in the region, the State Government transferred all the pending cases in various courts here to neighbouring courts for speedy trial.

Earlier on December 6, the Supreme Court had asked the Orissa High Court to identify courts in adjacent districts, where persons can seek redressal of their grievances and create concurrent jurisdiction for the cases. The apex court had also directed to transfer adequate number of officers from the non-working districts to the working districts for the said purpose.

In compliance with the direction of the SC, the High Court on January 13 had c...