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District directory

Courts and Legal Offices in Nuapada District, Odisha

Nuapada district lies on the western edge of Odisha, bordering Chhattisgarh on the north, west and south and Bargarh, Balangir and Kalahandi districts on the east. It was part of undivided Kalahandi district until it became a separate district in 1993; its headquarters is Nuapada town, and Khariar is the other main court centre. Appeals from the district courts lie to the Orissa High Court at Cuttack.

Public information from official sourcesUpdated

Headquarters
Nuapada
Sub-divisions
1
Tahasils
5
High Court
Cuttack

Courts

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

  • District & Sessions Court, NuapadaNuapada · Seat of the judgeship
  • Additional District Judge, NuapadaNuapada
  • Chief Judicial Magistrate, NuapadaNuapada
  • Civil Judge (Senior Division) courts, NuapadaNuapada · Includes a Women's Court
  • Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-SDJM and JMSC courts, NuapadaNuapada
  • Courts at KhariarKhariar · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) and Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-JMFC
  • Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-JMFC, SinapaliSinapali
  • Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-JMFC, BodenBoden
  • Gram Nyayalaya, KomnaKomna

Tahasils

Nuapada district has 5 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: Nuapada.

  • Boden
  • Khariar
  • Komna
  • Nuapada
  • Sinapali

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, Nuapada
  • Sub-Registrar, Boden
  • Sub-Registrar, Khariar (listed by IGR as Khadial)
  • Sub-Registrar, Komna
  • Sub-Registrar, Sinapali

Other legal offices

Legal aid

  • District Legal Services Authority, NuapadaNuapada · The district court lists Taluk Legal Services Committees at Khariar, Sinapali and Boden

Consumer commission

  • District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, NuapadaNuapada

Transport

  • Regional Transport Office, NuapadaNuapada

Police

  • Office of the Superintendent of Police, NuapadaNuapada

District-specific notes

Court work in Nuapada is shared between the district headquarters and outlying courts at Khariar, Sinapali and Boden, and a Gram Nyayalaya at Komna handles small civil and criminal matters at village level; see Gram Nyayalayas in Odisha. The district court traces its local Bar to 1948 and the SDJM court at Nuapada to 1967.

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.