Legal help in Kochi: offices and guides
Kochi is in Ernakulam district of Keralam. The District Collectorate is at the Civil Station, Kakkanad, and the main district court complex is on Park Avenue Road, Ernakulam, with an annex building at Kaloor. The III Additional Munsiff's Court, Ernakulam, works as the Rent Control Court for the whole Ernakulam revenue district.
Ernakulam district · Keralam (Kerala) · Reviewed 15 Nov 2026
General information, not legal advice.
Offices
Consumer commission
Related guides: Filing a consumer complaint
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam
Pulleppadi-Thammanam Road, Kathrukkadavu, Kaloor P.O., Ernakulam 682017
0484 2403316; cdrfekm@gmail.com
Official website (opens in new tab) directselling.kerala.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, Ernakulam
ADR Centre, District Court Annex Buildings, Kaloor, Ernakulam 682017
0484-2344223; 8547260300; dlsaekm@gmail.com
Official website (opens in new tab) kerala.nalsa.gov.in
Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA)
Niyama Sahaya Bhavan, High Court Compound, Ernakulam, Kochi 682031
24-hour helpline 9846700100; NALSA helpline 15100
Official website (opens in new tab) kerala.nalsa.gov.in
Courts
Related guides: Received a court summons?
Principal District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam
New District Court Complex, Park Avenue Road, Ernakulam, Kochi 682011
Official website (opens in new tab) ernakulam.dcourts.gov.in
Rent court
Related guides: Security deposit not returned? · Landlord asking you to leave?
III Additional Munsiff's Court, Ernakulam (Rent Control Court for Ernakulam revenue district)
Official website (opens in new tab) ernakulam.dcourts.gov.in
Registration
Related guides: Registration and stamp duty · Mutation of property records
District Registrar Office, Ernakulam
3rd Floor, Perimbilly Building, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Shenoys, Ernakulam 682011
Official website (opens in new tab) ernakulam.nic.in
Registration Department, Ernakulam district page (Sub-Registrar Offices)
Official website (opens in new tab) registration.kerala.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
Kochi City Police
cpekm.pol@kerala.gov.in; emergency 112
Official website (opens in new tab) kochicity.keralapolice.gov.in
Ernakulam City Cyber Police Station
Express Way Road, Opposite Four Points Hotel by Sheraton, Infopark P.O., 682042
0484 2956900; 9497932735; cyberpskochi.pol@kerala.gov.in
Official website (opens in new tab) ps.keralapolice.gov.in
National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and helpline
Online
1930 (toll-free, 24x7)
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?
District Labour Officer (General), Ernakulam
Official website (opens in new tab) lc.kerala.gov.in
District Labour Officer (Enforcement), Ernakulam
Official website (opens in new tab) lc.kerala.gov.in
District administration
Related guides: Filing an RTI application
District Collectorate, Ernakulam
First Floor, Civil Station, Kakkanad, Ernakulam 682030
0484 2423001; dcekm.ker@nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) ernakulam.nic.in
Guides for Kochi
These guides include notes specific to Keralam (Kerala).
- 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 (15)
- Consumer Affairs Department, Govt of Kerala (Direct Selling portal): Directory of State and District Consumer Commissions (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)
- Kerala State Legal Services Authority: DLSA contacts (opens in new tab)
- KeLSA: Legal Aid (helplines) (opens in new tab)
- NALSA: State Profile, Kerala (KeLSA address) (opens in new tab)
- District Court Ernakulam: Right to Information Act page (court complex address) (opens in new tab)
- District Court Ernakulam: Judicial Setup (Rent Control Court; annex at Kaloor) (opens in new tab)
- Ernakulam district website: Registration Department (opens in new tab)
- Registration Department, Kerala: Ernakulam (opens in new tab)
- Ernakulam district website: Contact Us (Collectorate) (opens in new tab)
- Kochi City Police: Contacts (opens in new tab)
- Kerala Police: Ernakulam City Cyber Police Station contacts (opens in new tab)
- PIB: National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and helpline 1930, 18 Dec 2024 (opens in new tab)
- Labour Commissionerate Kerala: District Labour Offices (opens in new tab)