District Court Vaishali

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

History of the Judgeship.

The Hajipur Judgeship came into existence as a separate Sessions division on 19th May, 1979. This judgeship was inaugurated by the then Acting Chief Justice Hon'ble Sarwar Ali. Prior to this it was part of the erstwhile Judgeship of Muzaffarpur. The first District & Sessions Judge was Sri Sahdeo Singh and the present District Judge Sri Om Prakash Singh is the 29th District Judge in succession. About six and half rears prior to that it was notified as a District on 12.10.1972.

Vaishali is an ancient historical place, about 40 kms, away from Hajipur towards North-East. So, this District/ Judgeship were adorned with the historical name VAISHALI.

Vaishali derives its name from king Vaishalik whose heroic deeds are narrated in the Hindu epic Ramayana. It has got the credit of evolving the first democracy of the world by the Lichhavis. The recorded history of Vaishali dates back to the rise of Vajji or Vrijjan Republic. It was the birth place of the 24th Jai Tirthankar, Lord Mahavir according to a popular belief. Lord Buddha visited this place at least thrice during his life. He announced his approaching Mahaparinirwan to his followers at this very place. The[...]