Sadr Adalat

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Sadr Adalat was a principal colonial-era court in British India that handled major civil and criminal cases before being replaced by institutions like the Madras High Court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era court
judicial institution
administeredBy British colonial administration
authorityOver subordinate colonial courts
country British India
function court of appeal
court of first instance for important cases
governedBy British parliamentary acts
regulations of the East India Company
handled appeals from provincial courts
high-value civil disputes
serious criminal offences
jurisdiction major civil cases
major criminal cases
languageOfRecord English
Persian
legalSystem Anglo-Indian law
linked to: British Indian law
legalTradition common law
locatedIn British India
operatedInPeriod colonial period
partOf colonial judicial system of British India
regionServed Madras Presidency
other British Indian presidencies
replacedBy High Courts in British India
Madras High Court
roleInHistory precursor to modern High Courts in India
status defunct
successor colonial High Court system

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Madras High Court predecessor Sadr Adalat
Allahabad High Court predecessor Sadr Diwani Adalat
linked to: Sadr Adalat
Allahabad High Court predecessor Sadr Nizamat Adalat
linked to: Sadr Adalat
High Courts Act 1861 reorganizedInstitution Sadr Diwani Adalat
linked to: Sadr Adalat
High Courts Act 1861 reorganizedInstitution Sadr Nizamat Adalat
linked to: Sadr Adalat
High Courts in British India replaced Sadr Diwani Adalats
linked to: Sadr Adalat
High Courts in British India replaced Sadr Nizamat Adalats
linked to: Sadr Adalat
Sarfaraz Khan powerBase Murshidabad court
linked to: Sadr Adalat
Code of 1793 introduced Sadar Diwani Adalat
linked to: Sadr Adalat
Code of 1793 introduced Sadar Nizamat Adalat
linked to: Sadr Adalat