Wed-May07

District Court - Udupi

The first Court to be set up by the British Raj in our District was in Barkur, near Brahmavar. It was then known as District Munsiffs Court. The District Munsiffs Court had jurisdiction over Udupi, Karkala and Kundapura. In the year 1898, the District Munsiffs Court was shifted to Udupi. Udupi was then a part of the undivided South Kanara District (Dakshina Kannada). The District of South Kanara, which was within the jurisdiction of Madras High Court, was included in the jurisdiction of the High Court of Mysore with effect from 01-11-1956 when the State Re-organization Act came into force. The District & Sessions Court of Udupi came into existence on 18-12-2001. The District Court has the jurisdiction over seven revenue Taluks of Udupi District i.e. Udupi, Kundapura, Karkala, Kaup, Brahamavara, Hebri and Byndoor. District Court Complex Udupi Prl. District & Sessions Judge ,Udupi Prl. Judge ,Family Court, Udupi Addl. District and Sessions Judge FTSC-I ,Udupi II Addl. District and Sessions Judge ,Udupi Prl. Senior Civil Judge & CJM,Udupi Addl. Senior Civil Judge & ACJM,Udupi II Addl. Senior Civil Judge & ACJM,Udupi Prl. Civil Judge & JMFC,Udupi II Addl Civil Judge & JMFC,Udupi III Addl Civil Judge & JMFC,Udupi IV Addl Civil Judge & JMFC,Udupi I Addl Civil Judge & JMFC,Udupi Kundapura Taluk Court Complex Udupi Addl. District & Sessions Judge Udupi(Sitting at Kundapura),Kundapura Senior Civil Judge,Kundapura Prl. Civil Judge & JMFC ,Kundapura Addl. Civil Judge & JMFC ,Kundapura II Addl. Civil Judge & JMFC ,Kundapura Karkala Taluk Court Complex Udupi Court of the Senior Civil Judge & ACJM ,Karkala Prl. Civil Judge & JMFC,Karkala Addl. Civil Judge & JMFC,Karkala Bainduru Taluk Court Complex Udupi Civil Judge & JMFC,Bainduru Udupi An total of 12 courts exists at the District Court Complex which has an 3 storey building where 3 Courts are housed in the ground floor of the Courts Complex and 9 Courts are housed in the rest of the floors with 3 courts each in every floor.The Courts Complex of Udupi is located in the heart of the Udupi City and is equipped with all the necessary required infrastructures and facilities. Kundapura Among 5 courts 3 Courts are housed in a single 2floor building which was inaugurated on 11-04-1999 and 2 courts are housed in the annex court building which was inaugurated on 19-02-2022. The Court building of Kundapura is located in the heart of the Kundapura Town. Karkala All the 3 Courts of Karkala are housed in new court complex surrounded with the lush green garden. Bainduru An JMFC Court exist at the newly established taluk of Bainduru at the old panchayath building About Udupi District Udupi District Prior to 25-08-1997 Udupi was a part of Dakshina Kannada District which is also known as Mangalore. The three northern Taluks of Dakshina Kannada District i.e. Udupi, Kundapura and Karkala were separated to form Udupi District. The administrative headquarters of Udupi District is Udupi town. Population as per Census 2001 was 1,112,243 of which 18.55% were urban. Udupi District is surrounded by Uttara Kannada District in north, Dakshina Kannada District in south, Shivamogga District borders on north east side and Chikamagalur District on east. Arabian Sea is on west of Udupi District. The primary language of this District is Tulu. Substantial numbers of people also speak Kannada and Konkani. Udupi and Dakshina Kannada Districts are known as “Tulu Nadu” since it constitute the Tulu-majority region. Inscriptions in the Tulu language are found in and around Barkur village, the ancient capital of Tulu Nadu. People belonging to all the religion i.e. Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Jain are found in this District. Muslims mainly speak Beary language (ಬ್ಯಾರಿ), Christians (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) and others Tulu and Kannada. Famous Tourist Attractions of Udupi District Udupi Taluk Sri Krishna Temple, Udupi- a famous temple governed by “Astha Matas” Janardhana and Mahakali Temple, Ambalapady , Udupi. Pajaka Kshetra, Udupi. Malpe Beach and Sea Walk Kapu Beach and Light House Hasta Shilpa Heritage Village Museum – Manipal Mattu Beach. Padubidri Blue Flag Beach. Stella Marys Church Kalmady St. Marry’s Island. Western Ghats – Udupi Border. Boat House Bengre, Udupi. Manipal University- a world famous education institution. End Point Sunset – Manipal. Tree Park – Manipal Kannarpady Shree Jaya Durgaparameshwari Temple Kundapura Taluk Karanth Smaraka Bhavan – Kota Babbu Kudru – Island, Kundapura. Kodi Beach and sea walk – Kundapura Trasi-Maravanthe Beach. Durga Parameshwari Temple, Kamalashile. Vinayaka Temple, Anegudde. Siddhi Vinayaka Temple, Hattiyangadi Kota Shivarama Karantha Theme Park Karkala Taluk Gommata Betta, Karkala. Chathurmukha Basadi, Karkala. Venkatramana Temple(Padutirupathi) – Karkala. Manastambha Hiriyangadi – Karkala. St. Lawrence Shrine Minor Basilica- Attur. Koti Chennaya Theme Park – Karkala. Kudlu Theertha Falls – Hebri. White Water Rafting – Hebri. Arbi Falls – NITTE, Karkala. Salu Marada Timmakka Park – Hebri Shri Parashurama Theme Park Bainduru Taluk Ottinene Beach – Byndoor. Mookambika Temple, Kollur. Belkal Theertha Falls – Kollur. Arasinagundi Falls – Kollur. Kodachadri Hills – Kollur. Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary – Kollur.