Courts in Mysore

The second largest city in Karnataka is Mysore. We all know Mysore due to its famous Dusshera festival which attracts million of tourists into the city. Sandalwood is another product for which Mysore is very famous. The general administration of Mysore city is handled by Mysore Municipal Corporation. The MMC or Mysore Municipality Corporation was created in 1888 as a municipality and in 1977 became a corporation. The MMC is currently responsible for maintaining the water supply, taxation and various health sanitation and administration of the city.

The Chief Court of Mysore was developed in 1884 and it had 3 judges. It was the highest court in which a person could appeal. The Chief Court of Mysore was divided into District Courts and then further into Sub Ordinate Judges Court and for civil courts the Munsiff Courts and Courts of Sessions were present. For criminal cases they were the District magistrate and the three level classes of Magistrates for assistance. The Chief Court of Mysore became High Court of Mysore in 1930 and High Court of Karnataka in 1973.

Mysore’s District Court has jurisdiction power for both criminal and civil courts. This court also controls staff administration, working of the subordinate court and district courts. The District Court of Mysore can also try or transfer or withdraw any pending cases which fall under its legal jurisdiction.


The Judge presiding over Mysore District and Session Court is appointed by Karnataka High Court and the sessions courts are held in various headquarters of the District. The Karnataka High Court might also appoint additional Judicial Magistrates and Session Judges if required. The Session Judge is more powerful than these Chief Judicial Magistrates. The Chief Judicial Magistrates performs the function of guiding and monitoring the District Judicial Magistrates. There are nine Judicial Magistrate courts in Mysore. Juvenile cases are tried by First Class Magistrates. The District Court and Sessions of Mysore was established around 1869 and over the years the rules and regulations were updated. The current District Judge is Shri K S Mudagal.

The Labor Court in Mysore is situated in Vasu Complex in Mysore’s Saraswathipuram area. The labor court in Mysore solves the various problems which emerge between an employee and a labor matters. In some countries like US there are separate labor courts to process and solve labor employee problems. The employment regulations in India are regulated under various Indian Labor’s Act. There are various labor laws in both national and state levels. In the labor courts in Mysore care is taken to protect the rights of the labor like a permanent labor cannot be terminated without a prior notice.

Today the average Indian has become very aware of his consumer rights and consumer courts in various parts of the country play an important role. The consumer court handles different consumer problems and grievances. The main objective of the consumer court in Mysore is to maintain regulations by which the seller employs a fair practice towards the buyer and the buyer is not exploited. The consumer can win in these consumer courts if the grievances have valid foundation and there are proofs that they have been exploited. If documents are absent the consumer might face problem to win his case against the seller. The consumer courts have made the ordinary citizens of Mysore very aware of their rights and complain can be easily lodged by logging in the website and filling the necessary details. There are fees that need to be paid in the consumer court and the buyer would not need a lawyer and can best represent him if he is confident.