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District directory

Courts and Legal Offices in Sundargarh District, Odisha

Sundargarh district in north-western Odisha was formed on 1 January 1948 from the former princely states of Gangpur and Bonai. Its headquarters is Sundargarh town; the steel city of Rourkela, Rajgangpur and Bonai are other major centres, and the revenue sub-divisions are Sundargarh, Panposh and Bonai. The Sundargarh judgeship was separated from Sambalpur on 1 April 1978, and appeals go to the Orissa High Court at Cuttack.

Public information from official sourcesUpdated

Headquarters
Sundargarh
Sub-divisions
3
Tahasils
18
High Court
Cuttack

Courts

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

  • District & Sessions Court, SundargarhSundargarh · Seat of the judgeship, functioning since 1 April 1978
  • Additional District Judge courts, SundargarhSundargarh · Includes a Vigilance special court and a Special Court under the POCSO Act
  • Chief Judicial Magistrate, SundargarhSundargarh
  • Civil Judge (Senior Division) courts, SundargarhSundargarh · Includes a Women's Court
  • Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-SDJM, JMFC and JMSC courts, SundargarhSundargarh
  • Family Court, RourkelaRourkela
  • Courts at RourkelaRourkela · 1st and 2nd Additional District Judges, a fast-track special court, Additional CJM, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), a Commercial Court, SDJM, Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.) and JMFC courts
  • Courts at BonaiBonai · Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-SDJM, and a Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-JMFC for Koida sitting at Bonai
  • Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-JMFC courtsHemgiri, Biramitrapur
  • Subordinate court, RajgangpurRajgangpur · Listed by the district court as a court centre
  • Gram Nyayalaya, BisraBisra

Tahasils

Sundargarh district has 18 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: Bonai, Panposh, Sundargarh.

  • Badagaon
  • Balisankara
  • Biramitrapur
  • Bisra
  • Bonai
  • Gurundia
  • Hemgiri
  • Koida
  • Kutra
  • Lahunipada
  • Lathikata
  • Lephripara
  • Panposh
  • Rajgangpur
  • Rourkela
  • Subdega
  • Sundargarh
  • Tangarpali

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, Sundargarh
  • Sub-Registrar, Badagaon
  • Sub-Registrar, Balisankara
  • Sub-Registrar, Biramitrapur
  • Sub-Registrar, Bisra
  • Sub-Registrar, Bonai (listed by IGR as Banaigada)
  • Sub-Registrar, Gurundia
  • Sub-Registrar, Hemgiri
  • Sub-Registrar, Koida
  • Sub-Registrar, Kutra
  • Sub-Registrar, Lahunipada
  • Sub-Registrar, Lathikata
  • Sub-Registrar, Lephripara
  • Sub-Registrar, Panposh
  • Sub-Registrar, Panposh (Kuanrmunda)
  • Sub-Registrar, Rajgangpur
  • Sub-Registrar, Subdega
  • Sub-Registrar, Tangarpali

Other legal offices

Sub-Collector

  • Sub-Collector officesSundargarh, Panposh, Bonai

Legal aid

  • District Legal Services Authority, SundargarhSundargarh

Consumer commission

  • District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, SundargarhSundargarh

Transport

  • Regional Transport Office, SundargarhSundargarh
  • Regional Transport Office, RourkelaRourkela

Police

  • Office of the Superintendent of Police, SundargarhSundargarh
  • Office of the Superintendent of Police, RourkelaRourkela · Rourkela is a separate police district

District-specific notes

The ST and SC Development Department lists all seventeen blocks of Sundargarh under its Tribal Sub-Plan, through ITDA Sundargarh, ITDA Panposh and ITDA Bonai. Sundargarh is a Fifth Schedule (Scheduled Area) district, where Regulation 2 of 1956 restricts transfer of land by a Scheduled Tribe member to a non-tribal; confirm the status of a particular village with the Tahasil before any purchase. See tribal land transfer rules and land acquisition compensation.

Much of the civil and family court work for the Rourkela area is heard at Rourkela itself, which has the district's Family Court; see divorce in Odisha and maintenance claims. A Gram Nyayalaya sits at Bisra; see Gram Nyayalayas in Odisha.

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.