District Court Nabarangpur

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

On 2nd October, 1992, Nabarangpur was constituted as separate revenue District. Prior to that, it was a sub-division under Koraput revenue District. Nabarangpur District is situated in Southern part of Odisha. District head- quarters of Nabarangpur is situated 44 kms away from Jeypore, the Judicial head quarters of Koraput.
In pursuance of notification of Government of Orissa, Law Department, Bhubaneswar & notification of Hon’ble High Court of Orissa, Cuttack communicated vide Letter No 7353, dated 22.09.2011, the Court of District & Sessions Judge, Nabarangpur has been established with effect from 22.10.2011. Sri Bibhu Prasad Routray, LL.B, was posted as first District Judge of Judgeship of Nabarangpur. The Hon’ble Shri Justice V. Gopala Gowda, Chief Justice, High Court of Orissa inaugurated the District Court in the existing building of the S.D.J.M., Nabarangpur in presence of Hon’ble Shri Justice B.N. Mohapatra, High Court of Orissa.
Initially, the Court of the S.D.J.M., Nabarangpur was functioning in a portion of the building of the Sub-Collector, Nabarangpur and since 21.01.1986, it is functioning in the existing building. On 21.02.1992, the Court of the Sub-Judge, Nabarangpur was established and on 19.12.1993 the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nabarangpur was established. Likewise, the Court[...]