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