History

Majuli is recognized as the first island district in India. Initially it was a subdivision under the district of Jorhat, however recently on 8th September, 2016 the then Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal announced Majuli as a separate district.

The S.D.J.M. court at Majuli was established on 16th March, 1992 and Ld. Mr. N. Sarmah was the first Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate. But on the day of 21st May 2022, the Hon’ble Mr. Justice Suman Shyam, Judge, Gauhati High Court & Portfolio Judge for the district of Jorhat in the presence of Shri Bimal Borah, Hon’ble Minister, Sports & Youth Welfare, Cultural Affairs, Power & Tourism, Govt. of Assam inaugurated the Majuli District Judiciary at Garmur and Hon’ble Judge Shri Nogen Senabaya Deori has taken over charges as the first District & Sessions Judge of Majuli, and Ld. Magistrate Shri Bankim Sharma as the first Chief Judicial Magistrate of Majuli.