The sheriff office is in Bombay High Court, Fort on the Ground Floor.
Mumbai (Bombay) and Kolkata (Calcutta) are the only cities in India to maintain this post.
The first sheriff of Mumbai after independence was Mahadeo Laxman Dahanukar, a city businessman in 1948.
The sheriff presides over various city-related functions and conferences and is in charge of receiving foreign guests of the government.
The post gives the incumbent close access to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and the Municipal Commissioner of the city.