Legal help in Mangaluru: offices and guides
Mangaluru is the headquarters of Dakshina Kannada district, whose District and Sessions Court sits at the District Court Complex, Kodialbail. According to the district court website, Dakshina Kannada was transferred to Mysore State in 1956 and was split in 1997 to create Udupi district. The district court website also lists court complexes at Bantwal, Belthangady, Moodbidri, Puttur and Sullia.
Dakshina Kannada district · Karnataka · Reviewed 15 Nov 2026
General information, not legal advice.
Offices
Consumer commission
Related guides: Filing a consumer complaint
Dakshina Kannada District Commission (District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission)
1st Road, Mannagudda, Near Central Warehouse, Mangaluru 575003
0824-2457498; dakdcf-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, Dakshina Kannada
District Court Complex, Kodialbail, Mangaluru 575003
Tel/Fax 0824-2448111; 9480024188
Official website (opens in new tab) dk.dcourts.gov.in
Courts
Related guides: Received a court summons?
District Court Complex, Dakshina Kannada, Mangaluru
Court Road, Kodialbail, Mangaluru 575003
0824-2444005; pdjmangaluru@karnataka.gov.in
Official website (opens in new tab) dk.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
Mangaluru City Police
Official website (opens in new tab) mangalorecitypolice.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, Dakshina Kannada
O/o The Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore 575001
Official website (opens in new tab) dk.nic.in
Guides for Mangaluru
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 (12)
- KSCDRC: Details of the officers at the State Commission and District Commissions (Dakshina Kannada 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 Dakshina Kannada: DLSA page (opens in new tab)
- District Court Dakshina Kannada: Contact Us (court complexes) (opens in new tab)
- District Court Dakshina Kannada: History (opens in new tab)
- IGR Karnataka: Sub Registrars (opens in new tab)
- Mangaluru 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)
- Dakshina Kannada district: Contact Us (opens in new tab)
- Regional Commissioner Mysuru: Dakshina Kannada District (DC phone) (opens in new tab)