The Ṣadr Dīwānī ʿAdālat (Urdu: صدر دیوانی عدالت, Bengali: সদর দেওয়ানি আদালত) (English: Sudder Dewanny Adawlut) was the Supreme Court of Revenue in British India established at Calcutta by Warren Hastings in 1772.
[2] The court's judges were the Governor General and Council Members of the East India Company, assisted by native judges and officers of revenue.
[8][full citation needed] In each of the districts of British India, subordinate courts of revenue with definitive jurisdiction of up to 500 rupees, were established in which the judges were the relevant District Collector and his deputy and registrar, assisted by native officers.
For cases exceeding 500 rupees, appeals were allowed to the Sudder Dewanny Adawlut.
[9][full citation needed] The court was abolished after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.