District and Sessions Court Balaghat

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

Balaghat District is located in the southern part of Jabalpur Division. It occupies the south eastern portion of the Satpura Range and the upper valley of the Wainganga River. The total area of the district is 9,245 km. Balaghat District is bounded by Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh to the north, Dindori District to the northwest, Rajnandgaon District of Chhatisgarh state to the east, Gondia and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra state to the south, and Seoni District of Madhya Pradesh to the west. The Wainganga and its tributaries are the most important rivers in the district.

Balaghat District was constituted during the year 1867 by amalgamation of parts of the Bhandara, Mandla and Seoni districts. In 1956 it is declared as Independent district. The headquarters of the district was originally called "Burha" or "Boora". Later, however, this name fell into disuse and was replaced by "Balaghat", which was originally the name of the district only. Balaghat means "above the ghats or passes". Administratively the district is divided into 6 tehsils viz. Balaghat, Waraseoni, Baihar, Lanji, Katangi & Kirnapur.

Balaghat as a Judicial district came into existence on 14th November 1969 by the separation of Seoni Judicial District. Earlier the district[...]