Renal graft function and survival are influenced by various factors. One of the most important factors related to cadaveric grafts is cold ischemia. Cadaveric renal transplantation is usually associated with delayed function (DGF) due to prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT). In this study we present the results of the first 40 cadaveric grafts at our locally procured center .DGF was defined as the requirement for hemodialysis for two or more sessions. The 40 recipients included 22 women of mean (±SD) recipient age 33.32(±3.3) years. And 18 men of mean (±SD) recipient age 27.61 (± 3.09) years, with cold ischemia time <2 hours. All kidney were successfully implanted, there were no surgical complications. Primary renal function was observed in 38 recipients. There were two hyper acute rejection and graft loss. There was no delayed graft function. One recipient died 32 hours after transplant from cardiac failure. Our preliminary results suggest that short CIT due to local procurement of organ may have contributed to the high primary function.