New district and sessions court begins operation in Puttur

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Basavaraj, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada, astatine  the inauguration of the caller   7th Additional District and Sessions Court successful  Puttur connected  Monday.

Basavaraj, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada, astatine the inauguration of the caller 7th Additional District and Sessions Court successful Puttur connected Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The recently created 7th Additional District and Sessions Judge Court started to relation from Puttur connected Monday.

In a missive dated May 29 to president and members of Puttur Bar Association, the Chief Ministerial Officer of 5th Additional District and Sessions Court, sitting astatine Puttur, said the caller tribunal volition beryllium Special Court for proceedings of cases nether Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and different cases.

As per the proceedings of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada, 177 cases nether POCSO, and pending transgression cases, successful the tribunal of 5th Additional District and Sessions Court, Puttur, volition beryllium transferred to the caller tribunal with effect from June 1, the missive stated.

President of Puttur Bar Association Jagannath Rai said truthful acold the 5th Additional District and Sessions Judge Court, Puttur, was trying POSCO and different superior transgression cases of the region. With summation successful pendency of POCSO cases earlier the 5th District and Sessions Court, determination was request for further District and Sessions Court, which has present go a reality, Mr. Rai said.

The High Court has appointed Sumangala Chakalabbi arsenic the justice for the caller court. It has posted Sadanand Nagappa Naika arsenic the caller iudge of the 5th Additional District and Sessions Court.

Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada, Basavaraj, formally inaugurated the caller court. The Bar Association had a relation to felicitate judges Mr. Basavaraj, Ms. Chakalabbi and Mr. Naika, connected Monday afternoon.

The functioning of the Itinerary tribunal of Principal Civil Judge and JMFC Puttur started astatine Kadaba connected Monday. Mr. Rai said the Principal Civil Judge tribunal volition beryllium sitting successful Kadaba connected Tuesday and Friday successful a week. The itinerary tribunal volition beryllium functioning from a rented accommodation, Mr. Rai said.

Published - June 01, 2026 11:17 p.m. IST

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