The erstwhile Princely State of Mayurbhanj was merged in the state of Odisha on 1st January, 1949 and the Court of the District & Sessions Judge, Mayurbhanj was established simultaneously.

The District Court is functioning in a twostoried heritage building on an area of 9072 sq.ft. There are 16 court rooms, five of which are functioning in the heritage building and the rest are functioning adjacent to the said building in the premises of Civil Court. 36 different Courts are functioning in the Judgeship with outlying stations at Rairangpur, Udala, Karanjia, Betnoti, Morada, Thakurmunda, Rasgovindpur and Jashipur. Foundation stone of the new District Court Complex was laid at Baripada on 8th July, 2023.

The Court of District and Sessions Judge, Mayurbhanj, Baripada and the Court of Addl. District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (Vigilance), Baripada were inaugurated as paperless courts in 2023.

The Virtual Centre of the High Court of Orissa at Baripada, Mayurbhanj was inaugurated on 27th March, 2023.

Till the end of 2023, 1,10,923 Case records comprising 1,27,78,499 pages were digitised.

Shri Aurobindo Pattnaik was the District and Sessions Judge throughout the year.

Top row-Drawing competition and prize distribution ceremony
From left to right of Middle row- Inauguration of paperless court and observance of swachhta abhiyaan
Bottom row- Foundation stone laying of District court complex

Number of judges in each court

Case Statistics