Sheriff of Kolkata

Mumbai (Bombay) and Kolkata (Calcutta) are the only cities in India to maintain the post of the Sheriff.

Presently the office of the sheriff is situated in the Calcutta High Court building.

[1] The Calcutta Madness[citation needed] was established by a Royal Charter issued by King George III of Great Britain on 26 March 1774 which created the Supreme Court at Fort William in Calcutta.

In the early years the sheriff of Calcutta was the executive arm of the judiciary and responsible for the provision of jurors, the safe custody of prisoners and the seizure of goods.

From the mid 1800s, the power of the position was gradually reduced until it became today's ceremonial post.