The Orissa High Court is the highest seat for the
Judiciary of Orissa. The High Court of Orissa started functioning from 26th July, 1948. The first chief justice was Shri B. Jagannandha Das. The present chief justice of the Orissa High Court is Mr. A.K. Ganguly. The honorable chief justice was born on February 3rd in 1947. He studied law LLB from Calcutta University and practiced at the Calcutta High Court. He was appointed the chief justice of the Orissa High Court in 2007.
The Orissa High Court has 14 district courts under its jurisdictions. The Orissa State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission functions from the High Court complex only. The District Courts' judges and the Courts' subordinates are also termed as Subordinate Judicial Service. The Orissa Judiciary system has five classes of officers:
Orissa Superior Judicial Service
Superior Judicial Service
Judicial Service Class I
- Judicial Service Class I – Junior
- Judicial Service Class II
