District Court, Sonepur

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

INTRODUCTION ABOUT SONEPUR JUDGESHIP. Sonepur Judgeship was separately constituted on 23rd June 2012 out of Bolangir-Sonepur Judgeship consisting of entire Revenue District of Sonepur . Sri Niranjan Sahu,LLB was the first District Judge of this Judgeship. Besides above courts other subordinate courts are situated at Biramaharajpur , Rampur, Binka , Tarva, Dunguripali. Sonepur, the head quarters of Subarnapur District . The name ‘Sonepur is derived from Subarnapur in Sanskrit which means the ‘Golden City’. Subarnapur, is a district in the western region of Odisha state. The district lies between 20° 30'N to 21° 11'N latitude and 83° 27'E to 84° 16'E longitude. The area of the district is 2284.89 sq.km. The district was once part of the neighboring Bolangir District. It was split from Bolangir and given the status of a separate District .Chronologically, the history in this region begins in 8th century AD when Bhanjas started ruling this place. Historical records in the region suggest that the place was under the rule dynasties such as Bhanjas, Somavamsis, Telugu Chodas, Kalachuais, Gangas and the Chauhans. After the Chauhan dynasty, the region came under the rule of Balarama Deva. The lineage continued till Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo. Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo’s[...]