Chapter-VIII
(Emblems & Flag)
The Emblem carried by the Sheriffs men at the criminal sessions of The high Court, Calcutta is a silver Mace, which represents the judge's Jurisdiction over acts committed on land. The practice of carrying this Silver Mace dates back from (1774) from the time of Sir Elija Impey (Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal). The original Mace used during the British Period Conspicuously displayed the British Crown at the head of the Mace. After independence, the crown of the Mace was replaced by Indian Lion & Ashoka Chakra, Court of Arms. Silver Sword of Justice also introduced during the same time. The Sword symbolizes punishment to the inflicted on the guilty. The Silver Ore was added in the list in the middle of the 19th century. Original Silver Ore's had the letters VR after Independence VR was removed. This Ore represents the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Court. All this embalms displayed at the time of Sheriff s charge taking ceremony. Flag used in the Sheriffs Car consist a Beam of balance, Indian National emblem Lion & Ashoke Chaka, Mace & Ore. Photo of this emblems same as flag are displayed on the wall of the Sheriffs Chamber.
Chapter-IX
(The office of the Sheriff of Calcutta)
From 1774 to 1872 the Sheriff office was at Supreme Court Building. After The completion of the Calcutta High Court building in May 1 872. the Sheriff office was shifted to the Calcutta High Court building South East Corner of the Ground Floor. In the year 1911-1912 the Sheriff office shifted to the north east corner of the ground floor of the High Court Building. The office consists Sheriffs Chamber, Deputy Sheriffs room, sale room, Chief Officer's room, Record room, Assistant's room, two prisoners room, one for male and another for female prisoners. A Spiral staircase leads from the prisoner's room to the accuser's dock in the criminal sessions court room in the first floor through which the prisoners are brought up to the dock are still present (but closed) which is still caring the past history. Sheriff establishment was an independent office an sheriff used to appoint the Deputy Sheriff, and the Assistance in the Sheriff Office at is disposal before Calcutta Sheriff’s Act 1948. Function and working of the sheriff office are as follows:
[As per rules of The High Court at Calcutta, Original Side, 1914 Ch XXV
1. Office hours.—The office hours in the Sheriff's office shall be the same as those prescribed for the office hours of the Original Side.
2. Noting of date on writ or process and endorsements thereon.—The Sheriff shall note on every writ or process the date on which it was delivered to him and shall endorse thereon the day and the manner in which it was executed or the reason why it was not executed and shall return the writ or process with such endorsement to the office of the Registrar. Where the writ or process is returned after the expiry of the returnable date thereof, the Sheriff shall also by such endorsement submit his explanation for the delay. Where the Registrar, on consideration of the explanation, is satisfied that the delay in the return could be avoided by the Sheriff with due diligence, he shall with his note submit the matter to the Judge for orders.
3. No process to be executed during the Durga Pooja.—No process of the Court in any civil suit or matter whatsoever shall be executed against the person of any Hindu during the four days of the Hindu festival called the Durga Pooja.
4. Translation of summons etc., where necessary.—Where the writ of summons or other process has to be served or executed on any person, not being a European, or certified by the Advocate acting on the Original Side issuing the summons or process to be acquainted with the English language, the Sheriff shall, at the time of such service or execution likewise serve such person with a true translation, in the vernacular language with which such person is familiar, of such writ or other process and of any endorsement that may be thereon respectively; and vere on the execution of any warrant or order of attachment against the houses, lands or tenements of any person, it is necessary to affix a copy thereof, shall, if such person be not a European or certified as aforesaid, cause to be affixed, in some conspicuous place on the premises, a true translation of such warrant or order in the vernacular language with which such person is familiar.
5. Release of person and property attached before judgment—Any person arrested and any property attached before judgment shall be released from such arrest and attachment by the Sheriff immediately on his being served with a certificate issued by the Registrar that sufficient security has been taken by the officer.
6. Copy of order withdrawing attachment to be filed.—In every case in which an order to withdraw an attachment is made, the Advocate acting on the Original Side or party at whose instance the same is made shall file an office copy thereof in the Sheriff's office.
7. Sale of immoveable property subject to certain conditions.—Every sale of immoveable property by the Sheriff shall be made subject to the following conditions, viz :—
First. - The highest bidder shall be the purchaser. Where any dispute arises as to the last or highest bidding for any lot, the same shall be put up again at the last undisputed bidding.
Second. - The purchaser shall deposit immediately twenty-five per cent, on the amount of his bid, and in default, the property shall forthwith be again put up for sale.
Third. - The balance of the purchase-money shall be paid by the purchaser before the closing of the Sheriff's office on the fifteenth day from the day of sale, or where the fifteenth day is a Sunday or other close holiday, then on the first office day after the fifteenth day, and in default of payment within such period, the deposit, after defraying expenses of the sale, may be forfeited and the property shall be resold, and the defaulting purchaser shall forfeit all claim to the property or to any part of the sum for which it may subsequently be sold. Where the proceeds of the re-sale are less than the price bid by such defaulting purchaser, the difference shall be leviable from him under the rules contained in Order XXI of the Code for the execution of a decree for money.
Fourth. - The right, title and interest only of the said............. in the above described property is sold by the Sheriff.
Fifth - The sale is made under and subject to all other provisions contained in the Code of Civil Procedure relative to sales in execution of decrees.
8. Sale of moveable property subject to certain conditions.—Every sale of moveable property by the Sheriff shall be made subject to the following conditions, viz.—
First. - Terms cash.
Second.—- All lots to be at the risk and expense of the purchasers from the time of sale, and to be removed by them with all faults and errors of description immediately after the sale.
Third. - Should any mistake be made in describing any articles, such mistake will not be held to vitiate or affect the sale, of such lot in any way, it being understood that intending purchasers should satisfy themselves on all points before purchasing, and no dispute shall be entertained after the sale.
9. Search for writ or process.—No person whomsoever shall be permitted to search the Sheriff's office, for any writ of execution, or for any mesne process except an Advocate acting on the Original Side of this Court, nor such Advocate acting on the Original Side unless he shall undertake to appear for the judgment-debtor, or perform the exigency of the writ, as the case shall require.
10. Sheriff to furnish inventory of goods seized on payments of fees.—The Sheriff shall deliver a true copy of the inventory of any goods seized by virtue of any writ or order of this Court, subscribed with his name, to the party or his Advocate acting on the Original Side requiring the same, on payment of such fee as by the table of fees is required.
11. Retiring Sheriff to deliver list of prisoners and a list of unreturned writs, etc.; and an account of property and effects taken in execution and of all necessary particulars and all prisoners, writs, etc., goods etc., books, etc.—Every Sheriff shall, at the expiration of his office, deliver under his hand a list of all prisoners in his custody to the succeeding. Sheriff, with the cause of their detention stated therein; and in like manner, under his hand, a list of all writs, precepts, orders and processes remaining in his hands unreturned, whether unexecuted, or partly executed or wholly executed but riot returned, with an account contained therein of what may have been done under such of the same as shall have been executed in the whole or in part; and in like manner, an account under his hand of all lands, houses or other buildings, goods, money or other property or effects, moveable or immoveable, then in his possession by virtue of such writs, precepts, orders and processes as aforesaid, together with an account of all such particulars as may be necessary to explain to the said succeeding Sheriff, the several matters relating to the said writs, precepts, orders and processes, lands, houses, or other buildings, goods, money or other property or effects, intended and hereby directed to be transferred to such succeeding Sheriff; and shall at the same time or as soon after as the same can conveniently be done, deliver over and transfer to the said succeeding Sheriff ail such prisoners, writs, precepts, orders and processes, and all such lands, houses or other buildings, goods, money or other property or effects, and all records, books, writings, matters and things appertaining to said Office of Sheriff.
12. Retiring Sheriff to have access to records, etc.—Every Sheriff who has retired from office may have access to any records, books, writings, matters and things made over by him under the last preceding rule to the Sheriff who succeeded him, at all reasonable times, without payment of any fee.
13. Subsistence allowance to be paid to Sheriff.—Subsistence allowance payable into Court under O. XXI, r. 39(1) of the Code, shall be paid to the Sheriff.
14. To be accounted for if debtor not arrested or committed.—Subsistence allowance paid to the Sheriff prior to the arrest of a judgment-debtor, shall be accounted for to the decree-holder, if the judgment-debtor shall not be arrested, or having been arrested shall be released without being committed to Jail.
15. Balance of subsistence allowance paid prior to arrest how to be dealt with.—Where a judgment-debtor is committed to jail, if there shall remain any balance of the subsistence allowance paid prior to his arrest, such balance shall be deemed to be a payment in part of the first payment of the monthly allowance payable for his subsistence in Jail.
16. Sums paid to Sheriff to be forwarded to Superintendent, Presidency Jail.—All sums paid to the Sheriff for the subsistence of Judgment-debtor in Jail shall be forthwith forwarded by him to Superintendent of the Presidency Jail.
17. Sheriff to keep an account, Inspection thereof.—An account shall be kept by the Sheriff of all subsistence allowance paid to him, and such account may be inspected during office hours by any person having an interest.
Additional Deposits
17A. (i) In addition to the sums initially deposited, the Sheriff may from time to time ask for a deposit in advance of such further sums on account of fees and charges as may reasonably be required for the service of any writ or process or the execution of any decree or order or for the continuance of an attachment or of a seizure of moveable property, including in both cases charges for the custody of the property and, in the latter case, those for the maintenance, repairs or disposal of the property, where necessary.
(ii) In case of a default in making an additional deposit so asked for, the Sheriff may make a report thereas to the Registrar and the Registrar shall, on receipt of such report, place the same before the Court or a Judge for such directions or orders as to the Court or Judge may seem fit.
18. Sheriff includes the Deputy Sheriff, etc.—The term Sheriff shall include the Deputy Sheriff or other Officer who may be appointed to execute the process of the Court.]
Chapter-X
The Indian Constitution accepted oldest (240 yrs old) prestigious honorable post is the Sheriff of the Calcutta. This post were chaired by the respectable persons like Nawabs, Maharajas, Industrialists, Merchants, Historian, Doctors, Layers, Architects & people from various professions. Total 240 years (1775-2014) Sheriff’s names are summarized in list A, two persons were chaired in a term in list B, Those persons served two terms in list C & exiting in list D.
LIST A
(1775-2014)
SHERIFF FOR THE YEAR NAME OF THE SHERIFF
1775 JAMES MACRABEY
1776 SAMUEL MONTAGUE
1777 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
1778 SIR JOHN RICHARDSON, Famous educationist, He first published Dictionary of Persian, Arabic
1779 SIR JAHN AUSTRATHER BART. CS., A Baronet
1780 ALEXANDER VANRIXTELL
1781 HERVERT HARRIS
1782 JOHN HARE
1783 JEREMIAH CHURCH
1784 ROBERT MORES
1785 PHILIP YOUNGE
1786 STEPHEN CASSAN
1787 EDMUND MORRIS
1788 WILLIAM LAWSON
1789 JOHN WILTON
1790 . WILLIAM ORBY HUNTER
1791 CHARLES-FULLER MARTYN
1792 ANTHONY LAMBERT
1793 WILLIAM SMOULT
1794 JAMES DUNKIN
1795 LEVI BALL
1796 RALPH UVEDALE
1797 FRANCIS MACNAGHTEN
1798 JAMES VANZANT
1799 WALTER EWER
1800 JAMES BRICE
1801 EDWARD THOROTON Chief Magistrate of Calcutta
1802 HENRY STONE Secretary to the board of revenue
1803 EDWARD BENJAMIN LEWIN
1804 RICHARD FLEMING Merchant
1805 STEPHEN LAPRIMUDAYE Merchant
1806 HENRY CHURCHILL Marine paymaster & naval store kepper
1807 JAMES ARCHIBALD SIMPSON Advocate of the Supreme Court
1808 WILLIAM FAIRLIE Merchant
1809 JAMES ARCHIBALD SIMPSON Advocate of the Supreme Court
1810 PATRICK MOIR &
ROBERT CUTLER FERGUSSON
1811 JOS1AS DUPRE ALEXANDER
1812 JOHN B. BIRCH Magistrate
1813 GEORGE SAUNDERS Mint master
1814 J.H. FERGUSSON Advocate of the Supreme Court
1815 CHARLES D'OYLY Collector of customs
1816 J.W.FULTON Member of the firm of Mackintosh & Company
1817 E.G. MACNAGHTEN Officer of the Supreme Court
1818 G.TEMPLER Merchant
1819 PATRIC MAITLAND Merchant
1820 HERBERT COMPTON Advocate of the Supreme Court
1821 GEORGE WARDE Secretary Board of Revenue
1822 JAMES CALDER Member of the firm Mackintosh & Company
1823 WILLIAM HAY MACNAGHTEN Register of Sudder Dewani Adallat
1824 R. MCCLINTOCK
1825 WILLIAM HAY MACNAGHTEN Register of Sudder Dewani Adallat
1826 W. PRINSEP Member of the firm Palmer
1827 TREVOR I. C. PLOWDEN
1828 BROWNE ROBERTS Member of the firm of Mackintosh & Company GEORGE JAMES GORDON Member of the firm of Makintosh & Company
1829 JAMES CALDER Member of the firm Mackintosh & Company
1830 THOMAS BRACKEN Member of the firm Alexander & Company
1831 NATHANIEL ALEXANDER Member of the firm Alexander & Company
1832 WILLIAM MELVILLE Merchant
1833 GEORGE MONEY Master of the Supreme Court
1834 J. HIGGINSON Captain
1835 WILLIAM HICKEY Attorny of the Supreme Court
1836 RICHARD H. COCKERELL Merchant
1837 THOMAS HOLROYD Merchant
1838 . JAMES YOUNG Member of the firm Palmer & Company
1839 JAMES YOUNG Member of the firm Palmer & Company
1840 THOMAS BRACKEN Member of the firm Alexander & Company
1841 WILLIAM C. BRADDON
1842 W.H.SMOULT
1843 A.F. SMITH Merchant.
1844 JAMES STOPFORD Merchant
1845 JOHN BACKWITH Merchant
1846 J.P. MCKILLIGEN Merchant
1847 A.F. SMITH Merchant
1848 CHERLES HOGG Attorny of the Supreme Court
1849 R. STOPFORD Merchant
1850 JAMES J. MACKENZIE Merchant
1851 R. M. REDDIE Merchant
1852 JOHN DEFFEL Merchant
1853 F. BELLAIRS Merchant
1854 T. CAIRO Merchant
1855 R. S. PALMER Merchant
1856 JOHN HUCHISON FERGUSSON Merchant
1857 HENRY EDWARD BRADDON Merchant
1858 JOHN HUCHISON FERGUSSON Merchant
HENRY DUNDAS Merchant
1859 WILLIAM FAIRLIE GILMORE Merchant
1860 GEORGE BROWN Merchant CLAUDE HAMILTON BROWN Merchant
1861 JOHN COCHRANE Merchant
1862 DAVID COWIE Merchant
1863 STUART GLADSTONE Merchant
1864 JOHN PHILLIPS THOMAS Merchant
1865 HENRY DUNDAS Merchant
1866 SETH ARATOON APCAR ( First non Europian Sheriff)
1867 HENRY CROOKE
1868 CHARLES FREDRICK BURGETT
1869 JAMES ROME
1870 PHILLIPUS ASTWACHUTOOR CAVORKE
1871 JAMES RICHARD BULLEN SMITH
1872 JOHN COWIE
1873 THOMAS MALTBY ROBINSON
1874 MANAKJEE RUSTOMJEE (FIRST INDIAN SHERIFF)
1875 RAJA DEGUMBAR MITTER, CSI ( First Bengali Sheriff), President to the British India Associat
Member Legislative Council
1876 JAMES RICHARD BULLEN SMITH
1877 JOHN FRANCIS OGILVY
1878 WILLIAM JOSEPH CURTOYS & EDWARD CHARLES MORGAN
1879 EDWARD CHARLES MORGAN
1880 ELIAS DAVID JOSEPH EZRA & ROBERT STEEL
1881 GEORGE FRANCIS MEWBURN & WALTER EWING CRUM
1882 DOORGA CHURN LAW
1883 ROBERT MILLER &
NOWAB SYED ASGAR All KHAN BAHADOOR, C.S.I.
1884 HENRY WILLIAM IRVINE WOOD
1885 GEORGE ELPHINSTONE KEITH
1886 GEORGE YULE
1887 SIR ALEXANDER WILSON, KNT. President Bengal Chamber of Commerce & head Mercantile
India.
1888 MAHENDRA LALL SIRCAR, MD. CIE Physician, Scientist & founder of Indian Association of Cu
1889 ELIAS DAVID JOSEPH EZRA
1890 HENRI BLOIS HAWKINS TURNER Partner of Turner Morrison & Company
1891 SHAZADAH MAHOMED FURROCK SHAH Descendant OF Tipoo Sultan
1892 JAMES LYLE MACKAY President Bengal Chamber of Commerce WILLIAM CURRIE
1893 RUSTOMJI DUNJHEEBOY MEHTA, Merchant
1894 EDWARD TRELAWNY
1895 JOYGOBINLAW
1896 PATRICK PLAYFAIR, C.I.E Member Barry & Company
1897 SHEWBUXBOGLA
1898 ALLAN ARTHUR &
RAI SITANATH ROY BAHADUR
1899 WILLIAM BUCKLEY GLADSTONE & C. LAWRIEJOHNSTONE
1900 SHAHEBZADA MAHOMED BUKHTYAR SHAH C. I. E.
1901 SIR GEORGE HENRY SUTHERLAND ( Hold the post of Sheriff at the age of 34 )
1902 H. M. RUSTOMJI Merchant
1903 WILLIAM ALBERT BANKIAR
1904 NALIN BIHARI SIRCAR C.I.E.
1905 SIR ERNEST CABLE KT
1906 APCARALEXENDERAPCAR C.S.I.
1907 MAHARAJ KUMAR KRISTO DASS LAW
1908 SIR GEORGE HENRY SUTHERLAN KNT (First he hold the post of Sheriff in!901 at the age of MAHARAJA SIR PRODYAT COOMAR TAGORE KNT
1909 MAHARAJA SIR PRODYAT COOMAR TAGORE KNT
1910 WALTER KINGSBURY DOWDING
1911 SIR RAJENDRANATH MOOKHERJEE K.C.I.E
1912 ROBERT HOLMES ARBUTHNOT GRESSON
1913 SHAHEBZADAH GHOLAM MAHOMMED SHAH
1914 FRANCIS HUGH STEWART, C.I.E.
1915 RAJA RISHEE CASE LAW
1916 EDWARD HUGH BRAY
1917 RAJ HARIRAM GOENKA BAHADUR, C.I.E., Renowned Industrialist
1918 FRANK WILLINGDON CARTER C.I.E. , CBE.
1919 AFSUR UL MULK PRICE AKRAM HASAIN BAHADUR
1920 ALFRED DONALD PICKFORD
1921 CHUNILAL BOSE ISO MB, Renowned Physician
1922 WILLIAM CRAWFORD CURRIE
1923 MIRZA MOHAMMED ALINAKEY
1924 SIR WILLOUGHBYLANGER CAREY
1925 SIRONKARMULLJATIA
1926 DAVID EZRA
1927 RAI MANOMOTHA NATH MITRA BAHADUR
1928 BAIL EDEN GARTH EDDIS
1929 UNSUDDOWLASYED AHMED HOSAIN
1930 THOMAS DUGALD FALESTONE
1931 PRAFULLANATHTAGORE
1932 VIVIAN HARDY MAC CAW
1933 RAI BADRI DASS GOENKA BAHADUR, Renowned Industrialist
1934 WALTER MERRY CRADDOCK
1935 SIRADDULHALIMGHUZNAVI
1936 THE HON'BLE COLONEL CHARLES GORDON ARTHUR
1937 SATYA CHURN LAW
1938 COMMANDER STEPHEN CLIVE LYTTELTON
1939 KHAN BAHADUR SHEIKH FAZAL ELLAHI
1940 HENRY HARRISON BURN
1941 SIR BIRENDRANATH MOOKHERJEE, Eminent Industrialist
1942 SIR GEORGE MORTON
1943 SIR AHMED FAZLUR RAHMAN
1944 THOMAS - STEWART GLADSTONE
1945 JIBAN KRISHNA MITTER
1946 PATRICK FRANCIS SUTHERLAND WARREN
1947 KHAN BAHADUR GULAM HOSSAIN ALLIDINA DOSSANI
1948 DHIRENDRANATHSEN
1949 NARENDRA NATH LAW
1950 SANTI BHUSAN DUTT
1951 KESHAVPRASAD GOENKA Renowned Industrialist
1952 MAHARAJA SRIS CHANDRA NANDY OF COSSIMBAZAR MURSHIDABAD & SIR BEJOY PRASAD SINGH ROY
1953 DR BIMALA CHURN LAW
1954 DHIRENDRA NATH MITRA
1955 DR AMULYA CHANDRA UKIL Eminent Physician, State President Indian Medical Association 1950).
1956 DRSURENDRA NATH SEN
1957 SURESH CHANDRA ROY
1958 SURESH CHANDRA ROY
1959 G BASU
1960 MAHARAJADHIRAJA BAHADUR UDAY CHAND MAHATAB OF BURDWAN
1961 KKBIRLA Renowned Industrialist
1962 RAJA B. N. RAY CHOWDHURY, Barrister-at-law, of Santosh
1963 RABINDRA NATH SEN
1964 MOHAN KUMAR MOOKHERJEE Industrialist
1965 SARADINDU GUPTA
1966 DURGA PRASAD CHAKRAVARTI
1967 KEDER NATH MOOKERJEE Industrialist
1968 DR RAMESH CHANDRA MAJUMDER World famous historian & Doyen of Indian History
1969 NAWAB SIR K. G. M. FAROQUI OF RATANPUR
1970 J. C. DE
1971 N. K. DASTUR
1972 RAJA RAO DHIRENDRA NARAYAN ROY OF LALGOLA, MURSHIDABAD
1973 T. M. ZARIF Editor Urdu daily Rozana Hind
1974 ' RUSI B.GIMI Industrialist
1975 G.SAHA Eminent Chartered Account
1976 RAGHUNATH DEY Eminent Charterd Accountant
1977 DRMIHIR KUMAR MITTER
1978 PRASANTA KUMAR MALLIK Eminent Charterd Accountant
1979 MIHIRROY Former President Eastern Chamber of Commerce
1980 K. G. DOSSANI Industrialist
1981 SUBIMAL GHOSH Eminent Charterd Accountant
1982 A. GOOPTU
1983 RAGHU NANDAN MODY Industrialist
1984 DILIP ROY CHOWDHURY
1985 JAHAR LAL SEN GUPTA
1986 DR G. K. SARAF Renowned Opthalmologist
1987 K. S. B.SANYALMD Andrew Yules
1988 BHUPENDRANATH DEY Industrialist
1989 DR SAROJ KR. GUPTA Famous Onchologist
1990 DR. BHOLA NATH CHAKROBORTY Renowned Homeopathic Physician
1991 DRK.KHAYDERSIDDIQUI Renowned Cardiologist
1992 SANAT KUMAR BISWAS Eminent Scientist
1993 DR JOGENDRA CHANDRA CHOWDHURY Eminent Gynaelogist DR. ANUTOSH DUTTA Eminent Opthalmologist
1994 VASANT CHOWDHURY Famous Film actor
1995 J. P. CHOWDHURY Industrialist
1996 DRABIRLALMUKHERJEE Famous Otolaringologist
1997 DR. SUNILTHAKUR Famous Orthopadic Surgeon
1998 DR I .S. ROY Fomous Opthalmologist & Renowned teacher of Opthalmology
1999 DRS. K. SHARMA Renowned Radiologist
2000 PANKAJ LAL ROY Famous Cricket Player
2001 SMT SUCHITRA MITRA(FIRST LADY SHERIFF), Famous Bengali Singer
2002 SUNILGANGOPADHYAY Famous Bengali Writer
2003 PRABIRROY Director Bengal Chemical
2004 PROF (LT COL) SADHAN CHANDRA ROY Famous Cardio-Thorasic Surgeon
2005 CHUNI GOSWAMI Famous Football Player
2006 PROF AMAL CHAKROBORTY Eminent Surgeon, General and Paediatric
2007 RATHINDRA NATH DUTTA Chairman & CEO,PCP Ltd
2008 DR DULAL KUMAR BASU Renowned E.N.T Surgeon
2009 SANTO JYOTI MITRA Renowned Football Player
2010 UTPALCHATTERJEE Eminent Journalist
2011 DRINDRAJITROY Renowned Neuro-Surgeon
2012 NO SHERIFF
2013 DR SWAPANKUMAR GHOSH, Eminent Physician, Dedicated social worker, works for social & educational upliftment of downtrodden people.
2014 RANJIT MALLICK Renowned Film Actor
List-B
(List of Sheriffs, double Sheriffs per term)
Sheriff for the year Name of the Sheriff
1810 Patrick Moir & Robert Cutter Fergusson
1828 Brown Roberts & George James Gordon
1858 John Huchison Fergusson & Henry Dundas
1860 George Brown & Claude Hamilton Brown
1878 Willam Jaseph Curtoys & Edward Charles Morgan
1880 Elias David Joseph Ezra &Robert Steel
1881 George Fancis Mewburn & Walter Ewing Crum
1883 Robert Miller & Nabab Syed Asgar Ali Khan Bahadur
1892 James Lyle Mackay & William Currie
1898 Allan Arthur & Sitaram Roy
1899 William Buckley Gladstone & C Lawrie Johnstone
1908 Sir George Henry Sutherland Knt & Raja Sir Prodyat Coomar Tagore Knt
1952 Raja Sris Chandra Nandy & Sir Bijoy Prasad Singha Ray
1993 Dr Jogendra Chandra Choudhary & Dr Anutosh Dutta
LIST - C
(List of Sheriffs One Person served for two terms)
Name of the Sheriff Year
James Archibald Simpson 1807 & 1809
James Calder 1822 & 1829
W H Macnaghten 1823& 1825
Thomas Bracken 1830&1840
James Young 1838 & 1839
A F Smith 1843 & 1847
John Huchison Fergusson 1856&1868
Henry Dundas 1858&1865
James Richard Bullen Smith 1871&1876
Edward Charles Morgan 1878 & 1879
Elias David Joseph Ezra 1880&1889
Sir George Henry Sutherland Knt 1901&1908
Maharaja Sir Prodyt Coomar Tagore Knt 1908&1909
Suresh Chandra Roy 1957 & 1958
LIST- D
(List of Sheriffs existing till 14.04.2014)
Sheriff for the year Name of the Sheriff
1976 RAGHUNATH DEY
1981 SUBIMAL GHOSH
1983 RAGHUNANDAN MODY
1987 KANWAR SATYABRATA SANYAL
1991 DrKKHYDERSIDDIQUI
1995 J PCHOWDHURY
1997 DrSUNILTHAKUR
1998 Prof. Dr. I S ROY
1999 Dr SURENDRA KUMAR SHARMA
2003 PRABIR ROY
2004 Dr SADHAN CHANDRA RAY
2005 CHUNIGOSWAMI
2006 Prof. Dr AMAL KUMAR CHAKRABORTY
2007 RATHINDRA NATH DUTTA
2008 Dr DULAL KUMAR BASU
2009 SANTO JYOTI MITTRA
2010 UTPALCHATTERJEE
2011 Dr INDRAJITROY
2013 Dr. SWAPANKUMAR GHOSH
2014 RANJITMALLICK