HISTORY OF THE PRESENT KARIMGANJ DISTRICT.
Chronologically, comprehensive account of early history of the region is not available. In the middle age, the district was part of Bangla Suba and Silhat(Sylhet) sarkar. British East India Company took over Diwani of Bangla Suba and Sylhet District of which Karimganj was a part, in the year 1765. This region passed on to British East India Company but only in 1786, British could establish their full authority in this region. In the year 1878, sub-division of Karimganj under Sylhet District was created with Karimganj town as its Head quarter.
The Sylhet District was transferred to East Pakistan when the country was partitioned in the year 1947, barring thana areas of Ratabari, Patherkandi, Badarpur and half of the thana area of Karimganj thana. The entire area became a part of Cachar District of Assam and constituted Karimganj sub-division of Cachar District. This sub-division was upgraded to a District on 1st July, 1983 vide Govt. Notification No. GAG15/83/1 dated June, 14, 1983 of Govt. of Assam.
The Karimganj District area is divided among 5(five) Police stations, namely Karimganj, Badarpur, Patherkandi, Ramakrishna Nagar and Ratabari police station.
HISTORY OF KARIMGANJ DISTRICT JUDICIARY
In order to trace back the history of Karimganj Judiciary, we have to go back to the days immediately after the Great Indian Rebellion, famous as Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, when two courts, one Civil court and another Criminal court were established at a small village under Karimganj district named "Latu". The Judicial Courts at Latu continued for about 10 years and in 1886, the courts from Latu were shifted to Karimganj. The creation of Judicial Court at Latu and subsequent shifting to Karimganj town was under the judgeship of the District & Sessions Judge, Sylhet. After partition, a portion of Karimganj sub-division was annexed to Cachar District of Assam. The Civil Court started its functioning in the present place on the bank of river Kushiara and Criminal Court in the S.D.O. building(present D.C. office building). In 1901, construction of pucca court building was completed and the Civil Court started its functioning in the said building. Present Court of Civil Judge (Senior division) is the old memory of the construction of 1901 Court Building.
Before partition, there was no permanent Sessions Court in the Cachar district. The Sessions Court of Sylhet had its Circuit Court at Silchar and it continued upto partition. After partition, the greater Cachar district went to the judgeship of the District & Sessions Judge, Jorhat and it continued as such for a long period. Only on 07- 09-1955, the District & Sessions Judge of Cachar District took over charge of the Cachar district, which included the present Karimganj and Hailakandi districts.
The Karimganj sub-division of Cachar district was upgraded to a district on 1st July 1983 and the court of District & Sessions Judge was inaugurated on 10th May 1985. In the same way, the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate was inaugurated on 13th July of 1983 in the Karimganj district. A Fast Track Court presently named as the court of Addl. District & Sessions Judge (F.T.C.) was inaugurated for speedy disposal of sessions cases on 5th June of 2001.