History

Sindhudurg District is a southern part of Konkan region, situated between Arebian Sea and Sahyadri Mountain. On 1st May, 1981 a separate new District Sindhudurg came to be established after carving of 6 talukas i.e. Kudal, Vengurla, Sawantwadi, Malvan, Kankavli and Devgad from the original District Ratnagiri. Lateron 2 Talukas viz. Vaibhavwadi and Dodamarg came to be attached to District Sindhudurg. As such, at present there are 8 Talukas in Sindhudurg District. Average length of the District in North – South direction is about 130 km. where as average width in East – West direction is about 40 km.

Sindhudurg District surrounded by the District Kolhapur on East side, District Ratnagiri on North Side, Goa State on south side, on west Arebian Sea, Distrct Sindhudurg has 127 k.m. coastal area. On East there are ranges of Sahyadri Mountain. In the said mountain range, there are 4 big mountain passes commonly known as Ghat. They are viz. Karul, Fonda, Amboli and Bhuibawada.

The District and Sessions Court, Sindhudurg is started from 27th January 1997 at Oros. Oros is a centrally situated village in taluka Kudal, is selected as District Hearquarters. Though, Sindhudurg District is established in the year 1981, a separate District and Sessions Court for this District started functioning from above mentioned day. A separate beautiful building for the District Court and other Courts is constructed in Central Campus. Provisions for 9 independent Courts is made in the building.

The inauguration ceremony of the new District Court Building was performed on 25th January 1997 at the auspicious hand of the Hon’ble Shri. Justice M.B.Shah, the then Cheif Justice of Bombay High Court and in the presence of Hon’ble Shri. V.G.Munshi, the then District and Sessions Judge, Ratnagiri. Hon’ble Shri. M.N.Godbole, the 1st District and Sessions Judge, Sindhudurg, presided over the said opening ceremony function.

Number of Courts including Taluka Courts:-

There are 5 Courts are working at District place. i.e. Principal District and Sessions Court, Court of District Judge-1 and Addl. Sessions Judge, Court of District Judge-2 and Asstt. Sessions Judge, Sindhudurg, Court of Civil Judge Senior Division and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sindhudurg, the Court of Jt. Civil Judge Senior Division and Addl. Cheif Judicial Magistrate, Sindhudurg and 7 Taluka Courts are working in this Distrit i.e. Civil Court JD and JMFC, Kudal, Vengurla, Sawantwadi, Malvan, Kankavli, Devgad and Dodamarg. Also Gramnyayalay has been established at Vaibhavwadi and charge of this Court has been placed with Civil Court Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate first Class Kankavali. Besides this 5 Jt Courts are working at Kudal, Vengurla, Sawantwadi, Malvan, Kankavli in this District.