Sundargarh District was carved out from two former Princely states namely Gangpur and Bonai, which integrated with Odisha on 1st January 1948. After 1st April 1978, Sundargarh Judgeship was separated from Sambalpur Judgeship. 38 different courts are functioning in the judgeship with outlying stations at Bonai, Rajgangpur, Hemgiri, Biramitrapur, and Rourkela. The District Court is functioning in its old building from 1st April 1985. It has 9 Courtrooms, offices of different Courts, a Video Conferencing Room, e-Sewa Kendra, and V.C. cabin.
The Court and Office of the District and Sessions Judge was inspected on 07.12.2024 by Dr. Justice S.K. Panigrahi, Administrative Judge of Sundargarh Judgeship.
District Judges during the year 2024
Shri Subhadarshi Pattnaik
till 30.06.2024
Smt. Shikha Rani Rath
From 05.07.2024 till end of the year
Digitization
Paperless Courts estd. in 2024 : 4
Digitization of records at DCDH, Jharsuguda
Digitised Records of District Record Room : 19,331
Pages : 34,68,398
Work in Progress
Construction of New Court Building, Biramitrapur
Bottom : Drama under “Swachhata Hi Seva 2024” campaign organized by District Court, Sundargarh
