The Heritage Court building in Pudukottai is to be renovated without changing its heritage value. The heritage wing of the Public Works Department is to renovate the 140-year-old building at a cost of ₹14.92 crore. The State Government had accorded administrative sanction and set aside funds for the renovation and restoration works.
The building was constructed by the erstwhile Pudukottai king Marthanda Bhairava Thondaiman in 1883 in the Indo-Saracenic architecture by the renowned British architect Robert Chisholm. It consists of Madras terrace roofs, Mangalore tile roofs and Jack arch roofs.
During the erstwhile Pudukottai Samasthanam period, the building housed the Diwan office and judicial offices. After Independence, the building was used by various government offices and hence it was called the Public Office Building. Presently, one part of the building in the ground floor is used as a Sub Treasury office and all other portions in the ground floor and the first floor house various courts.
