District and Sessions Court Ballia

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

The Judicial system of Ballia has a very remarkable background. Before 1957, Ballia was under the Jurisdiction of District & Sessions Court Ghazipur. Ballia Judgeship was created vide G.O. No. 3016/7-267/52 dated 09.07.1955 and Muhammad Ahmed was appointed as the first District and Sessions Judge on 09.07.1956. By another G.O. No.A5652/VII dated 23.03.1957, two additional courts including the court of District Judge and Civil Judge were too created and thus, Ballia Judgeship came into existence. Since then, the district of Ballia has been adorned by 56 District and Sessions Judges. Presently, the total sanctioned strength of a number of Judges in the Judgeship is 41 out of which 25 courts have been smoothly functioning under the supervision of District & Sessions Judge.

Infrastructural Status

The building of the first Sessions House, presently known as CJM Block was constructed in the year 1905, In fact, it is the oldest building of the Ballia Judgeship constructed in colonial architecture. The building slowly and gradually took a new shape comprising of one record room which was constructed in 1958 with the subsequent addition of six courtrooms, out of the four were built in 1962, while two others in 1975. With the increase in[...]