District Court Purulia

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

Historical Background Jaina Bhagavati Sutra of circa 5th century A.D. mentions that Purulia was one of the 16 Mahajanpadas and was a part of the courty known as Vajra-bhumi in ancient times. however, little is known about Purulia before the East India Company obtained the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1765. by Regulation XVIIII of 1985, a Jungle Mahal District composed of 23 paraganas and mahalas including the present Purulia was formed. by Regulation XVIII of 1833 the jungle mahal district was broken up and a new district called Manbhum was constituted with headquarters at Manbazar. the district was very large in size and included parts of Bankura, Dhalbhum, Saraikela and Kharswan of present states of Jharkhand and Orissa in 1838 the district headquarters was transferred to Purulia of today. Since the formation of the district it was withdrawn from regular administration and placed under an officer called Principal Assistant to the agent to the Governor-General for South-Western Frontier. The title of the Officer Principal Agent was later changed to Deputy Commissioner by Act XX of 1854. Finally in 1956 Manbhum District was partitioned between Bihar and West Bengal under the States Re-originated Act and the Bihar and[...]