Orissa High Court — a court that outlived its own state's name change
| Official Website | https://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/ |
| Location / Principal Seat | Cuttack, Odisha |
| Jurisdiction (States/UTs Covered) | Odisha |
| Year of Establishment | 3 April 1948 |
| Languages Commonly Used | English only (sole language of record under Article 348(1)(a); Hindi not authorised for proceedings) |
Here's a small bureaucratic oddity: the state of Orissa officially became "Odisha" in 2011, but its High Court, established in 1948 at Cuttack, never got the matching rename — it's still legally the "Orissa High Court" today. The court compound, inside the historic Barabati Fort, also houses something no other Indian High Court has: a purpose-built Museum of Justice tracing the region's judicial history.
Jurisdiction Map: Covers Odisha. Principal seat: Cuttack, Odisha. It has no permanent Bench elsewhere; every matter is heard at this one seat.
Citation: Orissa High Court Order 1948.
Based on the supplied institutional guide. Historical details and jurisdiction require independent editorial verification; consult the official court website.
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