History

GAYA JUDGESHIP (HISTORICAL FACTS):-

The Gaya Judgeship was Constituted/Created in the Year 1906. Mr. C. W. E. Peter was the first District and Sessions Judge of this Judgeship. Nawadah, Bihar including Chaukies of Hulasganj, Hisua and Kumar Chattu was Created under the charge of Magistrate in 1844. Gaya was also a part of Bihar, governed by then the Government of Bengal.

Initially, the District of Gaya consisted of Nawadah, Jehanabad and Aurangabad as its sub-Division but later they have been Separated.

At Present, Sherghatty and Tekari are the two Sub-Divisions of this Judgeship and its Jurisdiction is the entire area of Gaya, Sherghatty and Tekari Sub-division.