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District directory

Courts and Legal Offices in Sambalpur District, Odisha

Sambalpur district in western Odisha has its headquarters at Sambalpur town and three revenue sub-divisions: Sambalpur, Kuchinda and Rairakhol. It borders Deogarh, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Subarnapur and Angul districts, and its judgeship dates back to the Manbhum-Sambalpur judgeship opened in 1910. Appeals from the district courts lie to the Orissa High Court at Cuttack.

Public information from official sourcesUpdated

Headquarters
Sambalpur
Sub-divisions
3
Tahasils
9
High Court
Cuttack

Courts

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

  • District & Sessions Court, SambalpurSambalpur · Seat of the judgeship
  • Family Court, SambalpurSambalpur
  • Additional District Judge courts, SambalpurSambalpur · Includes 1st and 2nd Additional District Judges, a Vigilance special court, a Special Court under the POCSO Act, a Designated Court under the OPID Act and a fast-track special court
  • Chief Judicial Magistrate, SambalpurSambalpur
  • Civil Judge (Senior Division) courts, SambalpurSambalpur · Includes an Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) and a Commercial Court
  • SDJM, Civil Judge (Junior Division), JMFC and JMSC courts, SambalpurSambalpur · Includes JMFC (Transport)
  • Courts at KuchindaKuchinda · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) and Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-SDJM
  • Courts at RairakholRairakhol · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) and Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-SDJM

Tahasils

Sambalpur district has 9 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: Kuchinda, Rairakhol, Sambalpur.

  • Bamra
  • Jamankira
  • Jujumura
  • Kuchinda
  • Maneswar
  • Naktideul
  • Rairakhol
  • Rengali
  • Sambalpur

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, Sambalpur
  • Sub-Registrar, Bamra
  • Sub-Registrar, Jamankira
  • Sub-Registrar, Jujumura
  • Sub-Registrar, Kuchinda
  • Sub-Registrar, Maneswar
  • Sub-Registrar, Naktideul
  • Sub-Registrar, Rairakhol (listed by IGR as Redhakhol)
  • Sub-Registrar, Rengali

Other legal offices

Sub-Collector

  • Sub-Collector officesSambalpur, Kuchinda, Rairakhol

Legal aid

  • District Legal Services Authority, SambalpurSambalpur

Consumer commission

  • District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, SambalpurSambalpur

Transport

  • Regional Transport Office, SambalpurSambalpur

Police

  • Office of the Superintendent of Police, SambalpurSambalpur

Revenue appeals

  • Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Northern Division)Sambalpur

District-specific notes

Sambalpur is the seat of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Northern Division), which hears certain revenue appeals and revisions for the northern districts; see revenue courts in Odisha.

The ST and SC Development Department lists the Kuchinda, Bamra and Jamankira blocks under ITDA Kuchinda in its Tribal Sub-Plan. In Scheduled Areas, Regulation 2 of 1956 restricts transfer of land by a Scheduled Tribe member to a non-tribal, so confirm the status of a particular village with the Tahasil; see tribal land transfer rules.

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.