District Court Rupnagar

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

Rupnagar Town/District is one of the oldest cities of Punjab. It carries historical importance as it is related to ancient Indus Valley civilization which developed in this area about 5000 years ago. Apart from it, this city is situated at the bank of the Sutlej River which is one of the five oldest rivers of the old undivided Punjab. A historical meeting was held at Ropar (Rupnagar) in 1831 between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and William Bantick, the Governor of India, at the bank of river Sutlej. Two ‘Durbars’ were set up on opposite side of the river. There is a historic site built at Ropar where the meeting took place and it is known as ‘Rendezvous’ or ‘Shahi Mulakat’. Rupnagar District has many Religious/ Historical places. Like, Shri Anandpur Sahib and Chamkaur Sahib, both are the sub-divisions (Talukas) of this district. As “Khalsa Panth” was formulated by Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth Guru of Sikh religion, and his two sons namely Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji and Sahibzada Jujjhar Singh Ji were martyred in the battle between Mughals and Sikhs at Chamkaur Sahib. Apart from the said places there is the highest gravity dam of Asia namely “Bhakra[...]