District Court Building, Puri

The Judgeship of Puri started functioning from 15th July 1957 with its headquarters at Puri. The District Court building was established on 25th April 1971. Spread over an area of 1,17,186 sq. ft., this building has 19 Courtrooms. 35 different courts are functioning in the Judgeship with outlying stations at Nimapada, Pipili, Brahmagiri, Kanas, and Konark.

The Virtual Centre of the High Court of Orissa at Puri was inaugurated on 03rd February 2023.

Puri comes under the DCDH at Cuttack, which was inaugurated on 12th December 2022 in virtual mode by the Chief Justice of India.

The Court of 2nd Addl. Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Puri, and Additional District Judge-cum-Fast Track Special Court (FTSC), Puri were inaugurated in the year 2023.

The new Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centre and Virtual Court Room were inaugurated on 04th February 2023. The Court of ASJ-cum- Special Track Court, Puri, the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Puri, and the Court of Addl. Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Puri, were inaugurated as Paperless Courts in 2023.

The construction work of the new Court of Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Pipili was completed.

Shri Sitikantha Samal was the District and Sessions Judge till 26th December 2023.

From left to right of Top row-Drawing competition and inauguration of Fast Track special court
From left to right of Bottom row- Foundation stone laying of Gram Nyayalaya
complex and Virtual Centre of the High Court building

Apart from the District and Sessions Judge, the judgeship consists of the following courts:

Number of judges in each court