District Court, Wardha History

District and Sessions Court, Wardha was established in the year 1911. Initially the court working started from the building of Jankidevi Bajaj College of Science and Education. Shri B.B. Mehra was the first District and Sessions Judge. A separate court builing was constructed by State Government at Sewagram road, Wardha in the year 1918 and, thereafter, District and Sessions Court shifted in the same. Lateron, in the same premises a construction of District Court new building was completed in the year 2004. The new building was inaugurated by Shri Dalveer Bhandari, the Honb’ble Chief Justice, High Court, Bombay, on 26th November, 2004. Since then the District and Sessions court, Wardha is functioning in this new building. Whereas Courts of C.J.J.D and J.M.F.C. including court of C.J.M. are working in the old building. At present there are 8 Tahsil i.e. Wardha, Deoli, Hinganghat, Arvi, Ashti, Karanja, Samudrapur, Seloo. The Courts of C.J.J.D. and J.M.F.C. are functioning in all Tahsils including Pulgaon except Deoli. Being part of pilot project, the Gram Nayalaya was establihsed in Wardha Judicial District on 2nd Oct. 2009 i.e. on Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. The Gram Nayalaya was inaugurated by Shri S.A. Bobde, the Hon’ble Justice, High Court, Bombay and in presence of Shri C.L. Pangarkar, Hon’ble Justice and Guardian Judge, Wardha District, High Court, Bombay. At present, Gram Nayalaya is functing at Sewagram in the premises of Mahatma Gandhi’s Ashram. Juvenile Justice Board is also functioning under the District and Sessions Court. There is separate building and establishment of District Legal Service Authority since long.