Nalgonda District Judiciary

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

The District Court, Nalgonda was established in the year 1951. Now the Nalgonda District Judiciary is functioning with Twenty Three(23) Courts and one District Legal Service Authority, out of Seven (7) District and Session Courts, five (5) Senior Civil Judge Courts and Eleven (11) Junior Civil Judge Courts.

History

Nalgonda is a district in the southern part of Telangana. The name has been derived from two Telugu words namely Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hill). Nalgonda was earlier called Neelagiri by Rajput rulers and later it was known as Nallagonda following the conquest by Bahamani king, Allauddin Bahaman Shah. The district is spread over an area of 2,449.79 square kilometers.

Deverakonda Fort

Presently in ruined state, Deverakonda Fort was once formidable being located amidst seven hills. Constructed around the 13th and 14th centuries, the fort was entirely under the control of Padma Nayaka Kings from 1287 AD to 1482 AD defeating all attempts made to conquer it. Though now in ruins, the fort tells a lot about the valiant kings of the past.

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

Telangana owes its famous title ‘Rice Bowl of India’ to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, which plays a lead role in making the lands of the state[...]