About Court

Narmadapuram was a civil district with the post of district judge in the Central Provinces from the year 1904 and later, the headquarters of the Nerbudda civil division. During this time it also had the courts of the sub-judge, extra sub-judge and munsif. A tehsildar with judicial powers over petty matters also worked in the tehsils at Sohagpur, Harda and Seoni (Seoni Malwa). In 1931, as the headquarters, it exercised jurisdiction over Harda, Betul and Narsinghpur as well. Other than the court of the district and sessions judge, it had courts of the subordinate judge of the First and Second Class. Sohagpur also had the court of the subordinate judge of the Second Class. The subordinate judges of the First Class were later styled as additional judges of the district courts

After Independence, Narmadapuram (Old named Hoshangabad) continued to be a civil district headquarters. On the reorganization of civil districts in 1959, the district and sessions judge sitting at Narmadapuram had additional jurisdiction over the district and sessions judge of Betul and Narsinghpur. The civil judges’ court also had control over Sohagpur, Harda, Gadarwara and Multai. Since then, the separate civil districts of Narsinghpur, Betul and Harda have come into existence. Post-Independence, regular courts at Itarsi, Pipariya and Seoni Malwa have been established. Pachmarhi had a regular court but it has been converted into a link court.

The present building of Narmadapuram court was completed in the year 1908-09.

About Narmadapuram

“Hoshangabad is now Narmadapuram after Centre approves MP government’s name-change proposal on 5 February 2022”. Narmadapuram is a beautiful city in the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh. This city lies in the Central Narmada Valley in the Northern Fringes of the Satpura Platteau. Northern boundary of the District Narmadapuram is river Narmada. Across this the Distt. of Raisen and Sehore lies. The Distt. of Betul lies in the South, whereas the Harda Distt. faces with the West and South Western boundaries and Narsinghpur and Chindhwara Distt. close to the North Eastern and South Eastern sides of the District respectively. Narmadapuram City is a Distt. Headquarters of Narmadapuram District.

Hoshangabad derived it’s name from Sultan Hushang Shah Ghori; the second king to Malwa of the Ghori line who conquered it. Narmadapurm was its erstwhile name. Its name appears first in the historical records during region of Sultan Hushang Shah Ghori in 1405 AD. From 1835-1842 the Distt. of Hoshangabad, Betul and Narsinghpur were kept amalgamated into one with headquarters at Hoshangabad. On 9 August, 1961 Betul, on 14 November, 1969 Narsinghpur and on 01 May, 2005 Harda was separated from Distt. Hoshangabad and formed Districts. (Source) Gazzette Unit Directorate of State Language and Culture MP Government Bhopal.