District Court Kullu-Himachal Pradesh

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

HISTORY KULLU Sessions Division is one of the Sessions Divisions out of eleven Sessions Divisions in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The Judicial Courts Complex is situated in the heart of Kullu city/ Town. Before Independence, there was no post of the permanent District and Sessions Judge at Kullu, HP .

However, after independence till 1966, Kullu remained a part of District Kangra, State of Punjab. The area of Lahaul and Spiti was also a part of Kangra. At the time of re-organisation of composite Punjab on 01.11.1966, the area of Kangra was transferred to Himachal Pradesh alongwith Shimla, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti, Una, Nalagarh and three villages of District Gurdaspur. Kullu and Lahaul & Spiti came into existence as separate and distinct Districts in 1966 itself .

The available record further reveals that the District and Sessions Judge, Mandi, Kullu and Lahaul & Spiti at Mandi, used to hold circuit court at Kullu from the year 1968 onwards. It is in the month of May, 1991, the Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge started functioning at Kullu and remained functioning so till 27.8.1997.

The said Court was converted into full-fledged District and Sessions Court for Districts[...]