District Court Building, Sonepur

The Sonepur Judgeship was established being separated from the Bolangir-Sonepur Judgeship on 23rd June 2012, comprising the Sonepur Revenue District. The new District Court building was inaugurated on 9th October 2021 on an area of Ac. 2.173 dec. The building has a basement and four floors with a total area of 1,09,644 sq.ft. It was constructed by the R & B at an estimated cost of Rs.24.90 crores. The building has 15 Courtrooms including a Children’s Court complex and a vulnerable Courtroom. It has also an e-filing counter, e-Sewa Kendra and Help Desk, conference room, V.C. cabin for advocates, remote V.C. point, crèche, lactation room, and a Bar hall. Additionally, facilities of canteen, post office, ATM counter, and separate C.S.I. office are available. An Amenity Centre and sub-post office were inaugurated on 14th April 2023. 16 different courts are functioning in the Judgeship with outlying stations at Biramaharajpur, Rampur, Binika, Tarava, and Dunguripali.

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 Bolangir and Boudh. At the end of 2023, 59,617 case records comprising 70,85,720 pages were digitized.

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

A total of 4 different Courts including the Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge became paperless in the year, 2023.

Shri Rashmi Mohan Acharya was the District and Sessions Judge for the entire year of 2023.

From left to right of Top row-Inauguration of Amenity Centre and Drawing competition
From left to right of Middle row- Health Camp and observance of Van Mahotsava Week
Bottom row- Observance of Yoga day

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

Number of judges in each court

Case Statistics