District Court Building, Sambalpur

After creation of the separate State of Odisha in 1936, a new Judgeship named Cuttack-Sambalpur came into being with its headquarters at Cuttack under the jurisdiction of the Patna High Court. The Sambalpur District was subsequently divided into four separate Districts. Bargarh District was separated in 1993, and Jharsuguda and Deogarh districts were separated in 1994. Initially, the Courts of Sambalpur were functioning in the old Court building constructed prior to 1947. A new Court building was constructed in 1951, which has two floors and houses 13 Courtrooms. Thirtyeight different courts are functioning in the judgeship with outlying stations at Kuchinda and Rairakhol.

The District Court Digitization Hub (DCDH) was inaugurated on 12th December 2022 in virtual mode by the Chief Justice of India, and it serves as a hub for Bargarh and Deogarh. So far, till the end of 2023, 1,19,766 case records comprising 1,40,67,354 pages were digitized. The Regional Judicial Academy, Sambalpur was inaugurated and made functional w.e.f. 13.05.2023. Regular training is being imparted to the Judicial Officers and ministerial staff posted in the cluster districts of Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Boudh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Nuapada.

The Virtual Centre of the High Court of Orissa at Sambalpur was inaugurated on 03rd February 2023. 15 different courts in the judgeship were inaugurated as paperless courts in 2023.

Shri Manas Ranjan Barik was the District and Sessions Judge till 30th September 2023. Shri Pradyumna Kumar Nayak continued thereafter from 3rd October 2023 till the end of the year.

From left to right of the top row- International Yoga Day celebration and inauguration of Paperless court
From left to right of bottom row- opening day and inauguration of Regional Judicial Academy

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