Legal help in Bengaluru: offices and guides
Bengaluru is in Bengaluru Urban district of Karnataka. The Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission lists five district consumer commissions in Bengaluru (a Principal commission and four Additional commissions), and the State Commission itself sits in the city. Under the Karnataka Rent Act, 1999, the "Court" for the City of Bangalore is the Court of Small Causes, which sits in the City Civil Court Complex on K.G. Road.
Bengaluru Urban district · Karnataka · Reviewed 15 Nov 2026
General information, not legal advice.
Offices
Consumer commission
Related guides: Filing a consumer complaint
Bangalore Urban District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Kaveri Bhavan, 8th Floor, Water Board Building, Bengaluru 560009
080-22211137; bngdcf-ka@nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) kscdrc.karnataka.gov.in
Bangalore Rural and Bangalore Urban 1st Additional District Commission
BMTC TTMC Building, 1st Floor, B Block, Shantinagar, KH Road, Bengaluru 560027
080-22104470; bnrdcf-ka@nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) kscdrc.karnataka.gov.in
Bangalore Urban 2nd Additional District Commission
BMTC TTMC Building, Shantinagar, KH Road, Bengaluru 560027
080-22108596; bn2dcf-ka@nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) kscdrc.karnataka.gov.in
Bangalore Urban 3rd Additional District Commission
BMTC TTMC Building, Shantinagar, KH Road, Bengaluru 560027
080-22102923; bn3dcf-ka@nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) kscdrc.karnataka.gov.in
Bangalore Urban 4th Additional District Commission
BMTC TTMC Building, Shantinagar, KH Road, Bengaluru 560027
080-22102924; bn4dcf-ka@nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) kscdrc.karnataka.gov.in
Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Basava Bhawan, Highgrounds, Bengaluru 560001
080-22355065; karscdrc@nic.in; consumer helpline 1800-425-9339
Official website (opens in new tab) kscdrc.karnataka.gov.in
e-Jagriti (online filing for consumer commissions)
Online
Official website (opens in new tab) e-jagriti.gov.in
Legal aid
Related guides: Received a court summons? · Lok Adalats explained
District Legal Services Authority, Bengaluru Urban
Ground Floor, City Civil Court Complex, Bengaluru 560009
dlsa.bangaloreurban@gmail.com
Official website (opens in new tab) bengaluru.dcourts.gov.in
Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA)
'Nyaya Degula', 1st Floor, H. Siddaiah Road, Bengaluru 560027
mskar-slsa@hck.gov.in
Official website (opens in new tab) cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in
Courts
Related guides: Received a court summons?
City Civil Court, Bengaluru (The Registrar)
City Civil Court Complex, K.G. Road, Bengaluru 560009
080-22939203; ccc-blru@hck.gov.in
Official website (opens in new tab) bengaluru.dcourts.gov.in
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Unit (The Deputy Registrar)
CMM Court Complex, Nrupatunga Road, Bengaluru 560001
080-22939330; cmm-blr@hck.gov.in
Official website (opens in new tab) bengaluru.dcourts.gov.in
Mayo Hall Unit (Addl. City Civil & Sessions Courts, Addl. CMM Courts, Addl. Court of Small Causes)
Mayo Hall, Opposite Central Mall, M.G. Road, Bengaluru 560001
080-22939292; cccmayohall@gmail.com
Official website (opens in new tab) bengaluru.dcourts.gov.in
Family Courts Unit
Nyayadegula Complex, Siddaiah Road, Sudhama Nagar, Bengaluru 560027
080-22220808; pjfcbengaluru@karnataka.gov.in
Official website (opens in new tab) bengaluru.dcourts.gov.in
Rent court
Related guides: Security deposit not returned? · Landlord asking you to leave?
Court of Small Causes, Bengaluru (The Registrar)
City Civil Court Complex, K.G. Road, Bengaluru 560009
080-22939438; chiefsccblr@karnataka.gov.in
Official website (opens in new tab) bengaluru.dcourts.gov.in
Registration
Related guides: Registration and stamp duty · Mutation of property records
Department of Stamps and Registration: Sub-Registrar offices list
Official website (opens in new tab) igr.karnataka.gov.in
Department of Stamps and Registration: District Registrar offices list
Official website (opens in new tab) igr.karnataka.gov.in
Police and cyber crime
Related guides: Police won't register your complaint? · Money taken without your permission? · Fake notices and "digital arrest" scams
Bengaluru City Police
Official website (opens in new tab) bcp.karnataka.gov.in
Bengaluru City Police: Cyber Crime Police Station page
Official website (opens in new tab) bcp.karnataka.gov.in
National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and helpline
Online
Official website (opens in new tab) cybercrime.gov.in
Labour
Related guides: Salary not paid or delayed? · Gratuity not paid? · Final settlement or relieving letter withheld?
Labour Courts Unit, Bengaluru
Nyayadegula Complex, Siddaiah Road, Sudhama Nagar, Bengaluru 560027
Official website (opens in new tab) bengaluru.dcourts.gov.in
Labour Commissioner Office: Regional and Assistant Labour Commissioner offices list
Official website (opens in new tab) karmikaspandana.karnataka.gov.in
District administration
Related guides: Filing an RTI application
Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban
DC Office, Bengaluru Urban 560009
Official website (opens in new tab) bengaluruurban.nic.in
Guides for Bengaluru
These guides include notes specific to Karnataka.
- Builder delaying possession?
- Charged more than the MRP?
- Checking a property before you buy
- Encroachment or boundary dispute?
- Filing an RTI application
- Final settlement or relieving letter withheld?
- Gratuity not paid?
- Landlord asking you to leave?
- Legal heir vs succession certificate
- Lok Adalats explained
- Maintenance for parents and seniors
- Mutation of property records
- Police won't register your complaint?
- Received a court summons?
- Registration and stamp duty
- Rent agreement basics
- Salary not paid or delayed?
- Security deposit not returned?
Office details change. Check the official website before visiting.
Sources (13)
- KSCDRC: Details of the officers at the State Commission and District Commissions (addresses, phones, emails) (opens in new tab)
- PIB: e-Jagriti wins Silver Award at National Awards for e-Governance 2026 (portal URL e-jagriti.gov.in), 7 June 2026 (opens in new tab)
- PIB: National Consumer Day note, "Efficient and Speedy Disposal through Digital Justice" (e-Jagriti filing), 23 Dec 2025 (opens in new tab)
- District Court Bengaluru: District Legal Services Authority, Bengaluru (opens in new tab)
- KSLSA National Lok Adalat notice, 09.12.2023 (KSLSA address and email) (opens in new tab)
- District Court Bengaluru: Contact Us (court units, addresses, phones, emails) (opens in new tab)
- Karnataka Rent Act, 1999, section 3(c)(i), India Code (opens in new tab)
- IGR Karnataka: Sub Registrars (opens in new tab)
- IGR Karnataka: District Registrar Officers (opens in new tab)
- Bengaluru City Police (opens in new tab)
- PIB: National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and helpline 1930, 18 Dec 2024 (opens in new tab)
- Labour Commissioner Office, Karnataka: Regional and Assistant Labour Commissioner Offices (opens in new tab)
- Bengaluru Urban district: Grievance Redressal (DC Office address) (opens in new tab)