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District directory

Courts and Legal Offices in Balangir District, Odisha

Balangir (also spelt Bolangir) district in western Odisha was formed on 1 November 1949 and is named after its headquarters town. Other court centres include Patnagarh, Titilagarh and Kantabanji. Appeals from the district courts lie to the Orissa High Court at Cuttack.

Public information from official sourcesUpdated

Headquarters
Balangir
Sub-divisions
3
Tahasils
14
High Court
Cuttack

Courts

Court establishments in Balangir district as listed on official sources. Case status, cause lists and orders are on the district court's eCourts site.

  • District & Sessions Court, BalangirBalangir · Seat of the judgeship
  • Family Court, BalangirBalangir
  • Chief Judicial Magistrate, BalangirBalangir
  • Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Civil Judge (Junior Division) courts, BalangirBalangir
  • Special Court (POCSO Act), BalangirBalangir
  • Additional District Judge courts, BalangirBalangir · Includes a Vigilance court, an SC/ST (PoA) Act special court and a Designated Court
  • Gram Nyayalaya, BalangirBalangir
  • Courts at PatnagarhPatnagarh · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-SDJM
  • Courts at TitilagarhTitilagarh · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-SDJM, JMFC and a Special Railway Magistrate court
  • Courts at KantabanjiKantabanji · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-JMFC
  • JMFC court, LoisinghaLoisingha
  • Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-JMFC courtsSaintala, Muribahal, Bangomunda, Tusura, Agalpur

Tahasils

Balangir district has 14 tahasils. The Tahasil office keeps the land records for its villages and handles mutation, certified copies of the Record of Rights and certificates.

Sub-divisions: Balangir, Patnagarh, Titilagarh.

  • Agalpur
  • Balangir
  • Bangomunda
  • Belpara
  • Deogaon
  • Kantabanji
  • Khaprakhol
  • Loisingha
  • Muribahal
  • Patnagarh
  • Puintala
  • Saintala
  • Titilagarh
  • Tusura

Registration offices

Deeds such as sale, gift and partition deeds are registered, and encumbrance certificates issued, at the District Sub-Registrar and Sub-Registrar offices.

  • District Sub-Registrar, Balangir
  • Sub-Registrar, Agalpur
  • Sub-Registrar, Bangomunda
  • Sub-Registrar, Belpara
  • Sub-Registrar, Deogaon
  • Sub-Registrar, Kantabanji
  • Sub-Registrar, Khaprakhol
  • Sub-Registrar, Loisingha
  • Sub-Registrar, Muribahal
  • Sub-Registrar, Patnagarh
  • Sub-Registrar, Puintala
  • Sub-Registrar, Saintala
  • Sub-Registrar, Titilagarh
  • Sub-Registrar, Tusura

Other legal offices

Legal aid

  • District Legal Services Authority, BalangirBalangir · DLSA Secretariat is at the district court, Balangir

Transport

  • Regional Transport Office, BalangirBalangir

Police

  • Office of the Superintendent of Police, BalangirBalangir

District-specific notes

The Balangir judgeship dates from 1948, when the combined Bolangir-Kalahandi judgeship began at Bolangir; Kalahandi was separated in 1982 and Sonepur in 2012. Official sources use both spellings, Balangir and Bolangir.

For land records, the Tahasil office handles mutation and record-of-rights matters; see mutation in Odisha and record of rights. Deeds are registered at the Sub-Registrar office with jurisdiction over the property; see sale and gift deed registration and encumbrance certificates. Free legal aid is available through the District Legal Services Authority; see free legal aid in Odisha.

Guides for this district

Statewide guides on the procedures handled at these offices. The steps are the same across Odisha; local practice can differ, so check with the office.

Official portals

Sources

Checked against the official sources on .

A public-information directory. This page lists courts and government offices in the district, compiled from the official sources named below. It is not a list of places where Dhwanit Mishra appears. Offices move and jurisdictions are revised; confirm the current position with the office or its official website before visiting or filing.

General information, not legal advice. Every matter turns on its own facts and documents, and the law and official procedures change. Check the current position with the concerned office, or take advice on your own facts, before acting.

Contact

Contact details

Meetings by prior appointment in Patia, Bhubaneswar.