District Court, Kendrapara- Orissa

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

Kendrapara is popularly known as ‘Tulasi Khetra’ with Sri Sri Sidha Baladev Jew as its presiding deity located alongside the coast of the Bay of Bengal at a distance of 85 Kms. from the State Capital, Bhubaneswar blessed with unique natural heritage at Bhitara Kanika with wild life sanctuary, Gahirmatha, the largest natural breeding place of Olive ridley sea turtles’ in the world and the historical monuments of False Point, Light House, Hukitola.

The Judgeship of Cuttack was created in the year 1912 and much prior to it in the year 1831 British rulers had established five Munsif Courts in Orissa out of which one was established at Kendrapara. There was no separation of criminal jurisdiction and the revenue officers were empowered to exercise such jurisdiction. When India got independence in the year 1947, one Munsif Court and one Sub-Divisional Magistrate(S.D.M.) court were functioning at Kendrapara. After independence the first Appellate forum in Civil side that is the court of Subordinate Judge was established on 20.01.1966. Before separation of Judiciary from executive one court Judicial Magistrate was established on 10.12.1969. After separation the Court of Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court was established. In the year 1984 one court of[...]