The High Court of Orissa Arbitration Centre was inaugurated on 18.10.2014 by Hon'ble Shri Justice Dipak Misra, Judge, Supreme Court of India in august presence of Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitava Roy, Chief Justice, Orissa High Court and other Hon'ble Judges of Orissa High Court. Other Dignitaries including the learned Senior Advocates and learned Members of the High Court Bar Association also graced the said occasion. On the same day, a set of Rules framed by the Orissa High Court compiled in the shape of a Hand Book titled as “The Arbitration Hand Books was also released by His Lordship Honorable Shri Justice Dipak Misra, Judge, Supreme Court of India. To mark the inauguration of the Arbitration Centre, a meeting was also held in the Conference Hall of the Orissa High Court on the same date. Honorable Shri Justice Dipak Misra, Judge, Supreme Court of India, Honorable Shri Justice Amitava Roy, Chief Justice, Orissa High Court, and Honorable Shri Justice P.K. Mohanty, Judge, Orissa High Court, addressed the gathering on the relevance of institutionalizing Arbitration and establishment of the High Court of Orissa Arbitration Centre catering to the needs of the litigating parties, especially those who are involved in commercial disputes.