About District Courts, Dera Allah Yar

Dera Allah Yar is the headquarters of District Jaffarabad. Prior to I992, the Sessions Judge, Quetta monthly heard the cases of Naseerabad Division, at Usta Muhammad. Thereafter, the District Judiciary started functioning permanently at Dera Allah Yar.

In July 1976, a Sessions Court was established at Sibi for the disposal of cases of Sibi, Naseerabad, and Dera Bugti Division.

In 1981-82, Sessions Judge, Sibi commenced a monthly circuit court for Jaffarabad at Dera Allah Yar.

In 1983-84, the court of Additional Sessions Judge, Nasirabad was also established at Dera Allah Yar under the Sessions Division of Sibi.

In1986, the Sessions Division, Nasirabad, was established at Dera Allah Yar. This included the areas of Dera Allah Yar, Dera Murad Jamali, Dera Bugti and Jhal Magsi. The court of Additional Sessions Judge at Usta Muhammad was also established in 1986.

In 1992 the Sessions Court building at Dera Allah Yar was constructed at Dera Allah Yar for Naseerabad Division. The areas of Naseerabad and Dera Bugti were also included in the territorial jurisdiction of the Sessions Judge, Naseerabad at Dera Allah Yar.

Finally in 1996, Sessions Division Naseerabad, was bifurcated into two Sessions Divisions i.e. Sessions Judge Nasirabad at Dera Murad Jamali and Sessions Judge Jaffarabad at Dera Allah Yar.

The area of Usta Muhammad came under the territorial jurisdiction of Sessions Judge, Jaffarabad.
Subsequently, Sessions Division Jaffarabad was again bifurcated into two Sessions Divisions i.e. Sessions Division Jaffarabad at Dera Allah Yar and Sessions Division Usta Muhammad.

At present the courts of Sessions Judge, Additional Sessions Judge, Senior Civil Judge, Judicial Magistrate Dera Allah Yar, Judicial Magistrate Sohbat Pur, at Dera Allah Yar and Family Judge Dera Allah Yar are functioning at Dera Allah Yar.