Court of Requests at Calcutta

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colonial court court of record small causes court

The Court of Requests at Calcutta was a colonial-era small causes court in British India that handled minor civil disputes before being superseded by higher judicial institutions.

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Label	Occurrences
Court of Requests at Calcutta canonical	1

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial court ⓘ court of record ⓘ small causes court ⓘ
appliesTo	minor civil disputes ⓘ small causes ⓘ
country	British India ⓘ
courtType	inferior civil court ⓘ
decides	civil liability in small-value cases ⓘ
establishedBy	British colonial authorities in Bengal ⓘ
governedBy	regulations of the Bengal Presidency ⓘ
handles	civil suits of low monetary value ⓘ petty civil claims ⓘ
hasFunction	adjudication of minor civil disputes ⓘ summary disposal of small civil causes ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole	early institution of civil justice in Calcutta ⓘ precursor to later small cause courts in British India ⓘ
jurisdiction	Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidency town of Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfRecord	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
locatedIn	British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidency of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedUnder	British colonial legal system in India ⓘ
partOf	British colonial administration in Calcutta ⓘ colonial judicial system of Bengal Presidency ⓘ
replacedBy	Small Cause Court at Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William NERFINISHED ⓘ higher judicial institutions in British India ⓘ
subjectMatter	contract disputes of small value ⓘ minor debt recovery ⓘ other small civil claims ⓘ
timePeriod	British colonial period in India NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William (historically) → replaced → Court of Requests at Calcutta ⓘ

subject surface form: Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William