Kalahandi was a princely state in British India and merged with Orissa State. At the time of merging, the Kalahandi District comprising the current Kalahandi and Nuapada Districts. The judgeship of Nuapada was separated from Kalahandi on 7th July, 2012. The District Court is functioning in a new building at Bhawanipatna. It has 11 well-furnished Court Halls having facilities like office, library, waiting hall for the witnesses, Bar Hall, lift, drinking water, ramp for differently abled persons and separate washroom facilities for differently abled persons. The building was inaugurated on 6th March, 2021. 32 different Courts are functioning in the Judgeship with outlying stations at Kesinga, Madanpur-Rampur, Dharamgarh, Junagarh, Kokasara, Jaipatna, T.Rampur and Lanjigarh.
678 witnesses were examined in Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centres in 2024.
The Court and Office of the District and Sessions Judge was inspected on 20.04.2024 by Justice V. Narasingh, Administrative Judge, Kalahandi Judgeship.
District Judges during the year 2024
Shri Dipti Ranjan Kanungo
till 02.07.2024
Shri Anup Ranjan Pattnaik
05.07.2024-till end of the year
New court / new court building
- Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)-cum-JMFC at Lanjigarh on 12.11.2024
Digitization
Digitization of records at DCDH, Kalahandi
Digitised Records of District Record Room : 75,647
Pages : 92,90,193
Upcoming Projects
Civil Court Complex at Dharamgarh and Koksara. Foundation stone laid on 20.03.2024
Bottom row (left to right): Observance of “Van Mahotsava” Week, Legal awareness programme for school students.
Bottom row (left to right): School students participating in the drawing competition on the eve of “Children’s Day”, Observance of “Samvidhan Divas”.
