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District directory

Courts and Legal Offices in Ganjam District, Odisha

Ganjam district on the southern coast of Odisha was formed on 1 April 1936. The district headquarters is Chhatrapur, but the District & Sessions Court sits at Berhampur (Brahmapur), the district's largest city. Ganjam has three sub-divisions and 23 tahasils, and courts function in more than a dozen towns. Appeals and writ matters go to the Orissa High Court at Cuttack.

Public information from official sourcesUpdated

Headquarters
Chhatrapur
Sub-divisions
3
Tahasils
23
High Court
Cuttack

Courts

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

  • District & Sessions Court, GanjamBerhampur · Seat of the judgeship
  • Family Court, BerhampurBerhampur
  • Additional District Judge courts, BerhampurBerhampur · 1st, 2nd and 3rd Additional District Judges, a Vigilance court, a POCSO Act special court, a Designated Court under the OPID Act and a fast-track special court
  • Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional CJM, BerhampurBerhampur
  • Civil Judge (Senior Division) courts, BerhampurBerhampur · Includes a Commercial Court and two Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) courts
  • SDJM, Civil Judge (Junior Division) and JMFC courts, BerhampurBerhampur · Includes JMFC (Transport) and JMFC (Rural)
  • 2nd Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (S.D.), BerhampurBerhampur
  • Courts at ChhatrapurChhatrapur · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-SDJM and JMFC
  • Courts at BhanjanagarBhanjanagar · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-SDJM and JMFC
  • Courts at AskaAska · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.) and JMFC courts
  • Courts at KodalaKodala · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) and Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-JMFC
  • Courts at KhallikoteKhallikote · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) and JMFC
  • Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) courtsDigapahandi, Sorada, Purushottampur, Hinjilicut · With JMFC or Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-JMFC courts at the same stations
  • Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-JMFC courtsBuguda, Patrapur, Sheragada, Kabisuryanagar, Polasara, Jagannathprasad
  • Gram Nyayalaya, SanakhemundiSanakhemundi

Tahasils

Ganjam district has 23 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: Berhampur, Bhanjanagar, Chhatrapur.

  • Aska
  • Belaguntha
  • Berhampur
  • Bhanjanagar
  • Buguda
  • Chhatrapur
  • Chikiti
  • Dharakote
  • Digapahandi
  • Ganjam
  • Hinjilicut
  • Jagannathprasad
  • Kabisuryanagar
  • Kanisi
  • Khallikote
  • Kodala
  • Kukudakhandi
  • Patrapur
  • Polasara
  • Purushottampur
  • Sanakhemundi
  • Sheragada
  • Sorada

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.

  • Sub-Registrar, Berhampur-I
  • Sub-Registrar, Berhampur-II
  • Sub-Registrar, Chhatrapur
  • Sub-Registrar, Aska
  • Sub-Registrar, Belaguntha
  • Sub-Registrar, Bhanjanagar
  • Sub-Registrar, Buguda
  • Sub-Registrar, Chikiti
  • Sub-Registrar, Dharakote
  • Sub-Registrar, Digapahandi
  • Sub-Registrar, Ganjam
  • Sub-Registrar, Hinjilicut
  • Sub-Registrar, Jagannathprasad
  • Sub-Registrar, Kabisuryanagar
  • Sub-Registrar, Kanisi
  • Sub-Registrar, Khallikote
  • Sub-Registrar, Kodala
  • Sub-Registrar, Kukudakhandi
  • Sub-Registrar, Patrapur
  • Sub-Registrar, Polasara
  • Sub-Registrar, Purushottampur
  • Sub-Registrar, Sanakhemundi
  • Sub-Registrar, Sheragada
  • Sub-Registrar, Sorada

Other legal offices

Sub-Collector

  • Sub-Collector offices (one per sub-division)Berhampur, Bhanjanagar, Chhatrapur

Legal aid

  • District Legal Services Authority, GanjamBerhampur · Secretary, D.L.S.A is listed at the district court headquarters

Land acquisition

  • Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LAR & R) Authority, BerhampurBerhampur

Endowments

  • Additional Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, BerhampurBerhampur

District-specific notes

Note the split between the administrative headquarters at Chhatrapur (Collectorate) and the judicial headquarters at Berhampur (District & Sessions Court, Family Court, CJM). A Gram Nyayalaya functions at Sanakhemundi; see Gram Nyayalayas in Odisha. Motor accident claims may be filed before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal at Berhampur; see motor accident claims. Disputes over compensation for acquired land may go to the LAR & R Authority at Berhampur; see land acquisition compensation.

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, Ganjam; 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.