History

The District Headquarters of judiciary is set up at Kottayam town with the Principal District Court as it Administrative Centre. The justice delivery system consists of eight Munsiff’s Courts, ten Judicial 1st Class Magistrate Courts, three Sub Courts, one Chief Judicial Magistrate Court and five Additional District Courts. Beside these regular courts, three fast track special courts (PoCSO), two Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals, and one special court for Vigilance cases and two Family Courts also function in this district. The Additional District and Sessions Court-III, Kottayam is also the court of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance). The MACT, Pala is also Additional District & Sessions Court.