District and Sessions Court Chitrakoot

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

Court - 22

Police Station - 15

Judges - 15

Pendency - 32867

Employees - 250+

Advocate - 700+

A new district was created on 6th May 1997 in U.P. named Chhatrapati Shahuji Mahraj- Nagar, which comprises of Karwi, Rajapur, Manikpur and Mau Tehsils. It has been carved out from the Banda district. After some time, the district name was converted in Chitrakoot on 4th September, 1998. It falls in the northern Vindhya Range of mountains spread over the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The larger part is included in the District Chitrakoot of U.P. and the District Satna of Madhya Pradesh. The word "Chitrakoot” has been used here to refer to this larger area and symbolizes the rich and varied cultural, religious, historical and archaeological heritage of the various places and sites of this area. Lacs of people gather here at these sites on each Amavasya, Somwati Amavasya, Deepawali, Sharad-Poornima, Makar-Sankranti and Ram Nawami are special occasions for such gatherings and celebrations. Chitrakoota's spiritual legacy stretches back to legendary ages: It was in these deep forests that Rama, Sita and his brother Lakshmana spent eleven and half years of their fourteen years of exile. The great sage[...]