The judgeship of Kendrapara was separated from Cuttack Judgeship and was established on 26th June, 2012. 22 different courts are functioning in the Judgeship with outlying stations at Pattamundai, Rajnagar and Aul. The new building was inaugurated on 20th February, 2020. It has 16 Courtrooms along with facilities like lift, V.C room, Advocate V.C. Point, Firefighting system, e-Sewa Kendra, Ramp for differently- abled persons etc.
Awareness programmes were organized to combat cancer, about women issues and importance of legal support in women empowerment by involving Judicial Officers, Advocates and Court staff. The District Legal Services Authority, Kendrapara in collaboration with National Law University Odisha, Cuttack organized a workshop on Tobacco control. In the Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centre 210 witnesses and in the Virtual Court room 27 witnesses were examined in 2024.
District Judges during the year 2024
Shri Biswajit Mahanty
for the entire year
New court / new court building
- Gram Nyayalaya at Rajnagar on 16.03.2024
Digitization
Paperless Courts estd. in 2024 : 5
Digitization of records at DCDH, Bhadrak
Digitised Records of District Record Room : 69,723
Pages : 67,86,095
Bottom Row (left to right): Internship Programme on professional Development of legal practitioners organized by DLSA, Kendrapara, Inauguration of new court building of Gram Nyayaadhikari, Rajnagar.
Bottom row (left to right): Training programme on “Computer Skill Enhancement” for advocates and their clerks, Training programme on e-Courts Phase-III Capacity Building for Court Staff.
