District and Sessions Court Hapur

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

Hapur city was established by Raja Hari Singh with the name Haripura in 983 AD. After some time, the name of Haripura changed to Hapur. This city is famous all over India. The people here participated enthusiastically in every struggle and movement. Here people of every class have been active in the general field.

Participated with full enthusiasm in the first war of independence of 1857 in which many people were martyred. In this fight, on 14th September, Maud Jabardar Khan and his brother Ch Ulfat Khan, residents of Bhanda Patti, were martyred by hanging from a Peepal tree outside Ramlila Maidan. Both of these Tyagis were Muslims and among their descendants Hindus, Virendra Tyagi (Daroga ji) and the descendants of the Muslim family are still alive. They are living in Bhanda Patti and are active in social work imbued with the spirit of patriotism. Chief among them are Mr. Fasih Choudhary (Gunman) and Dr. Margu Tyagi, great grandson of Ch. Hindus and Muslims unitedly participated in the independence movement of 1942. On the call of Gandhiji, Holi of foreign goods was burnt in Gandhiganj. Due to which, on 11th August, 4 agitators Shri Mange Lal, Shri Ramswaroop,[...]