District Court, Madhubani

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

Established on December 1st, 1972 the newly created district of Madhubani was carved out of the old Darbhanga District as a result of reorganization of the district in the State. This was formerly the northern subdivision of Darbhanga district bounded on the north by a hill region of and extending to the border of its parent district Darbhanga in the south,Sitamarhi in the west and Supaul in the east. Madhubani fairly represents the centre of the territory once known as Mithila and the district has maintained a district identity of its own.

Practically there are no prehistoric sites in the district though remains of the earliest aboriginal population can be seen in some parts of the district. Hunter in his “Statistical Accounts” has referred to the existence of the people, known as the Tharus in the erstwhile old subdivision of Madhubani. The Bhars are also believed to have belonged to some aboriginal race though nothing positive about them is known from any reliable source. The Bihar settlements in the north-eastern part of the district indicate that they possibly wielded some power in the remote part. From the work of Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji entitled ‘Kiratajanakirti’ it appears that Kiratas also[...]