porary basis, which was made permanent with effect from March 1958.
A vigilance Committee was also formed at Bhagalpur Sadar with an object of checking corruption in the offices of the Courts. It consists of the District Judge as its chairman with ten members. The Registrar Civil Courts is the ex-official Secretary.
The Bhagalpur Bar Association has a legal committee which is functioning since 1954. The aim is to given free legal Aid to the poor and needy person.
With the passage of the time and due to growing population and multiplying problems of law and in order to keep control over the law affairs and to keep vigilance over the going legal requirement of people, extra law and legal institution were required to be installed and established. In this way separates Judgeship at Saharsha was established in the year 1954 which comprised Supaul and Madhepura and also Judgeship of Dumka was established, lateron Madhepura was separated from Saharsha and created as a new Judgeship. After creation of state of Jharkhand bifurcated from old Bihar, now Dumka falls in the State of Jharkhand, which is a separate Judgeship of Jharkhand State under the control of High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi.
2. Court Building & Residential Accommodation
The Court Building at Bhagalpur sadar are in four blocks. One block as very old construction and two blocks are of recent construction blocks which i.e. the year 1965. One block which is specially for the fast track Court is also constructed.
In Naugachia sub-division court building are in three blocks.
Which is not sufficient for the use of Court. So some new court buildings are required to be contracted then as early as possible.
In Banka sub division Court buildings are five blocks, out of which one block is on rent and one block contracted for fast track courts.
It is hoped that very soon the separated judgeship of Banka will be created. For establishment of Judgeship at Banka, as per direction of the Hon'ble court, steps have been taken to acquire land for construction of court building and residence of District & Sessions judge. In this regard a land acquisition committee consisting of district magistrate Banka District land acquisition officer Banka executive engineer, building Division Banka and other members have identified and located the land for acquisition in the year 2004 and accordingly a proposal in prescribed proforma has been submitted to the Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Patna vide Nazarat memo No. 184 dated 30.06.2005.
Residential Accommodation for Judicial Officer.
There are 26 Govt. quarters for judicial officer at sadar, Bhagalpur and nine quarters at Banka as well as nine quarters at Naugachia sub division.
Residence of district & sessions judge, Bhagalpur is on rent which relates to L.D. trust.
Residential Accommodation of class III & IV staffs.
There are 15 quarters for class III grade staffs at sadar, Bhagalpur and two quarters at Naugachia sub division and there is no quarter for class III grade staff at Banka.
There are 14 quarters for IV grade staff at sadar, Bhagalpur and there is no quarter for them at Banka and Naugachia.
Constitution and Jurisdiction:
At present Bhagalpur Judgeship consists of three sub division Courts viz-sadar Bhagalpur, Banka and Naugchia. At- Naugachia the Court shifted in the year 1986 vide D.J. order No. 72 dated 12.08.1986. Before this the sub divisional Court of Naugachia was running at Bhagalpur. Now Banka became a separate revenue District, but Judgeship at Banka has not been created as yet which is subjudiced before Hon'ble Court. Although Bhagalpur District has also another revenue sub division namely Kahalgaon, but for the Kahalgaon sub division a separate sub divisional Court is not created. However proposal for establishment of subdivisional court at Kahalgaon is in progress.
A full fledged family Court headed by Principal Judge in the rank of D.J. has been established at Bhagalpur. Beside this five fast track Courts at sadar Bhagalpur and at Banka haeded A.D.J.'s on the Adhoc basis have also been established and run