Navsari was an important administrative and commercial center under Baroda State during the Gaekwad era. Owing to its strategic location in South Gujarat and its thriving trade networks, the town developed as a key regional headquarters of the Gaekwad administration. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Navsari witnessed significant progress in civic administration, education, judiciary, and public infrastructure under…
Court
Initially built to house a vegetable market, the Nyay Mandir was commissioned by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in memory of his beloved wife, Maharani Chimnabai I. Upon completion, the structure transitioned from a market to a Town Hall and later transformed into an imperial court, inaugurated on November 30, 1896, by the then Viceroy, Lord Elgin. The Maharaja’s deep respect…