District and Sessions court,Rupnagar - Rupnagar

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Ropar judicial court complex

Very spacious and secure place

Situated at civil secretariat Rupnagar, it's a district level courts, where people from all parts of district comes for justice, legal matters, i.e, civil family, criminal, are handled by professional, judges appointed by State government

The SAS Nagar District has been carved out of areas falling in Ropar and Patiala District as 18th District of Punjab on 14th April 2006. It is officially named after the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS Nagar, or “House of Sahibzada Ajit Singh”) Because of its contiguous with the union territory of Chandigarh. The district has been formed to achieve growth of development as this area is emerging as a major I.T. Hub of Nothern India. The district includes Mohali, Kharar, and Dera Bassi Tehsils. It is located in the northeast part of Punjab and is part of the Patiala division The District includes 414 villages. The important township in the district is Kharar, Kurali, Mohali, Zirakpur & Dera Bassi. Kharar tehsil is the largest administrative unit of the New district with 144 villages followed by Dera Bassi Tehsil with 44 villages.27 villages are newly added in the District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar which are carved out from District Patiala. Court History The District and sessions court Mohali was earlier known as the Sub-Divison of Rupnagar Sessions Division and was established in the Year 2006 with a single Court in Phase 3-B 1 Mohali with a limited space in the Community Centre provided by the Civic Authorities with a vision to provide justice to litigants in and around the area falling under Mohali City. The Rupnagar District was formed as Independent Sessions Division on 1st august 1972 and Sh. Harbans Singh was the first judicial official appointed here as Senior Subordinate Judge, and Sh. O.M. Saini was the first District & Sessions Judge. The 1st building of District & Sessions court was near the Sirhind Canal and another building of the subordinate courts was situated in the middle of the city Ropar. Thereafter, All the Judicial Court were shifted to the newly constructed Judicial Court Complex which is situated in the Mini Secretariat and presently also functioning at the same place from 10 June 1983. The old building of the Sessions Court and subordinate courts has been since demolished and now there are no signs of the building remains. Though no documentary record regarding the construction of the above-said building is available, as told by the old people, the courts building were initially constructed for the residencies of the Higher British Officers of the time and then converted into the Judicial Courts.