g 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 running in Judgeship of Bhagalpur. A permanent Lok Adalat and D.L.S.A is also established and running full fledged in this Judgeship. Legal Aid- cum Conciliation Centre (Bidhik Sahayata Sah- Sulah Kendra) has also been established and functioning under the supervision of D.L.S.A., Bhagalpur.