Bhubaneswar, Jan. 19 -- The 'duty of judgement' is a sacred one; be it a judge of law or the jury of the cine awards, observed the Orissa High Court while nullifying the Odisha State Film Awards-2019.

A single-bench of Justice SK Panigrahi has quashed the final selection list of 31st Odisha State Film Award, 2019 and ordered publication of fresh list of nomination keeping in 'rules that govern the procedure'.

"The jury members are great stalwarts of Odia cinema and nothing but the highest standards of integrity and vision is expected of them. I firmly believe that the jury would be impartial and truthful in their approach and strive to represent a vision of evolutionary creativity that is espoused in the industry," Panigrahi said.

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