About Law Department

The Law Department is headed by a Senior District Judge of the cadre of Orissa Superior Judicial Service ( Senior Branch) who is designated as Principal Secretary to the Government. There are four other Senior Judicial Officers of the rank of District Judges, one of whom is designated as Legal Remembrance-cum-Special Secretary. The Judicial Officers working in this Department come on deputation generally for a term of 3 years. Other than Judicial Officers, there are officers in the Law Department working in two Branches, namely, Legal Branch and Translation Branch.

The hierarchy of the Legal Branch is as follows:

      Addl. Secretary 1
      Joint Secretary 1
      Deputy Secretary 2
      Under Secretary 2
      Law Officer 4
      Asst. Law Officer 5

Similarly, the hierarchy of Translation Branch is as follows:

      Additional Secretary 1
      Deputy Secretary 2
      Under Secretary 2
      Research Officer 4
      Translator 1