Legal help in Hubballi-Dharwad: offices and guides
Hubballi and Dharwad fall within Dharwad district, whose District Court at Dharwad was set up more than 150 years ago, according to the court's website. The court once also covered Gadag and Haveri, but today it covers five talukas: Dharwad, Hubballi, Kundgol, Navalgund and Kalghatagi. Policing in the twin cities is handled by the Hubballi-Dharwad City Police Commissionerate, whose office is at Navanagar, Hubballi.
Dharwad district · Karnataka · Reviewed 15 Nov 2026
General information, not legal advice.
Offices
Consumer commission
Related guides: Filing a consumer complaint
Dharwad District Commission (District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission)
Civil Court Premises, PB Road, Dharwad 580001
0836-2446002; drddcf-ka@nic.in
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, Dharwad
ADR Building, Civil Court Campus, Dharwad
Official website (opens in new tab) dharwad.dcourts.gov.in
Courts
Related guides: Received a court summons?
District Court, Dharwad
Official website (opens in new tab) dharwad.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
Police and cyber crime
Related guides: Police won't register your complaint? · Money taken without your permission? · Fake notices and "digital arrest" scams
Police Commissioner, Hubballi-Dharwad City
Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner Office, PB Road, Navanagar, Hubli 580025
0836-2233531; compolhdc@ksp.gov.in
Official website (opens in new tab) hubballidharwadcitypolice.karnataka.gov.in
Hubballi-Dharwad City Police: Cyber Economic and Narcotics Crime (CEN Crime) Police Station page
Official website (opens in new tab) hubballidharwadcitypolice.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 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 & District Magistrate, Dharwad
Ullavi Basaveshwar Hills, Hindi Prachar Sabha Circle, Malmaddi, Dharwad 580001
0836-2233840; deo.dharwad@gmail.com
Official website (opens in new tab) dharwad.nic.in
Guides for Hubballi-Dharwad
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 (11)
- KSCDRC: Details of the officers at the State Commission and District Commissions (Dharwad District Commission) (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 Dharwad: DLSA page (opens in new tab)
- District Court Dharwad: History and jurisdiction (opens in new tab)
- District Court Dharwad: home page (opens in new tab)
- Dharwad district: Directory (DC office, Police Commissioner) (opens in new tab)
- IGR Karnataka: Sub Registrars (opens in new tab)
- Hubballi-Dharwad 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)