Uttarkashi District is a district of Garhwal division of the Uttarakhand state in northen India, and has its headquartrs at Uttarkashi city. It has six Tehsils named after Badkot, Bhatwari, Chiniyalisaud, Dunda, Purola, Mori. Uttarkashi District town lies high in the Himalaya range, and the district contains the source of both the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, which attract thousands of Hindu pilgrims. The town lies on the main route to Gangotri, has many Hindu temples, and is also considered an important Hindu pilgrimage centr. The district is bounded on the north by Himanchal Pradesh state, on the northeast by Tibt, on th east by chamoli District, on the southeast by Rudraprayag District, on the south by Tehri Garhwal District, and on the west by Dehradun District. The District Court Complex Uttarkashi was inaugurated by Honorable Justice Shri Ravi S. Dhawan, invigilator Judge of High Court Allahabad dated 23 June 1996. The District Courts in every district and outlying courts in some of Tehsil Headquarters in the State of Uttarakhand are established by the State Government in consultation with the High Court, taking into account the number of cases, topography of the place and population distribution in the district. There are three tier systems of courts functioning at the district level. These district courts at various levels administer justice in Uttarakhand under administrative and supervisory control of the High court of the State. The highest court in each district is that of the District is that of the district and session Judge. This is the principal court of civil jurisdiction, which derives its jurisdiction in civil matters, like other civil courts of the state, primarily form The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Court Act, 1887. This is also a court of sessions and sessions cases are tried by this court. In some of the districts in Uttarakhand, there are courts of Additional District & Session Judge, in addition to the Court of District & Sessions Judge depending on the workload. The court of District & Session Judge and the court of Additional District & Session Judge have equivalent jurisdiction. These Courts exercise jurisdiction both on original as well as appellate side in civil and criminal matters arising in the District. On the criminal side, jurisdiction is almost exclusively derived from code of Criminal Procedure. This code set the maximum sentence which a Sessions court may award, which currently is capital punishment subject to be confirmed by the High Court under section 366 of the code of Criminal Procedure,1973. The District Judge also acts as the presiding officer of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal dealing with the cases of Motor inferior in jurisdiction to a district court, if the particular enactment makes a provision the effect. This gives the District Court original jurisdiction in such matters..