Kolhapur District Court

Kolhapur has a long cherished history of Judicial System. Prior to independence it was a Princely State. The then rulers established First Court in the State in the year 1844. The Princely State had its own High Court and Supreme Court. The District Court was established in the year 1867 and the eminent jurist Late Shri. Mahadev Govind Ranade became the first District Judge of Kolhapur.

On 01-03-1949 Kolhapur Princely State merged into the State of Mumbai. The building of the District Court is more than 150 year old and the Radhabai Building wherein Civil Courts are housed, is a heritage structure.

At present there are 6 posts of District Judge, 4 post of Ad-hoc District Judge, 7 posts of Senior Division including 1 post of Chief Judicial Magistrate & 40 posts of Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class in entire Kolhapur District. There are 12 Judicial Talukas in the Judicial District.

In District Court campus Courts of Principal District Judge, 3 Additional Sessions Judge, 4 Ad-hoc District Judge, 3 Senior Divisions, 5 Junior Divisions are housed. There are 11 JMFC Courts at Kasaba Bawada. Family Court is also functional in the premises of District Court.

Apart from Kolhapur Sessions Division, there are 3 Sessions Divisions at Jaysingpur, Ichalkaranji & Gadhinglaj. The courts of Civil Judge Senior Division are also functional at these places. In all talukas there are the courts of Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class.

A magnificent building with historical architectural features housing 43 courts and allied offices is in the final stage of construction at Nyayasankul, Kasaba Bawada, Kolhapur.