Boudh was a sub-division of the erstwhile Boudh-Kandhamal District. On 2nd January, 1994, it became the district headquarters of a separate district called Boudh that was carved out of the Boudh-Kandhamal district. Earlier, the consolidated Judgeship of Kandhamal-Boudh and Phulbani was part of the undivided Judgeship of Ganjam. The judgeship of Kandhamal-Boudh and Phulbani was separated from the undivided Judgeship of Ganjam-Berhampur on 11th August, 1984. The Boudh judgeship was finally separated from Kandhamal-Boudh and began operating with effect from 6th October, 2012.

The construction of the new court building began on 24th October, 2014, and was completed on 2nd December, 2018 at a cost of Rs.15.32 crores.

There are 11 Court rooms in the building. The other facilities available in the building include a ramp, wheelchairs for the physically handicapped and elderly, lift, power backup facilities etc.

15 different courts are functioning in the judgeship with outlying stations at Kantamal and Harabhanga at Charichhaka. Boudh comes under the DCDH at Sonepur which was inaugurated on 12th December, 2022.

In total, 4 different courts in the Judgeship were inaugurated as paperless Courts in 2023.

The Virtual Centre of the High Court of Orissa at Boudh was inaugurated on 19th October, 2023.

Shri Bikram Pradhan was the District and Sessions Judge throughout the year 2023.

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