Notaries from various places across the State joined the second All Odisha Notaries’ Conference held under the aegis of the Dhenkanal District Notaries’ Association on Sunday and slammed the State Government for its alleged step-motherly attitude in addressing their grievances. Notaries representing Dhenkanal, Angul, Talcher, Jajpur, Kamakhyangar, Bhuban, Khordha, Rayagada, Koraput, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Debagarh, Cuttack and Bhubaneswar participated in the conference, presided over by Association State President Mahendra Kumar Bastia.
The notaries demanded provision of separate rooms in Civil Court premises to carry out their part of the judicial activities. On the occasion, Bastia was reelected as association’s the president while Akhila Kumar Rath was elected as its vice-president. The other members are Nalinikanta Mishra (secretary) Jahir Mohammad and Radhamohan Das (assistant secretary).