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The '''Sheriff of Bombay''' is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of [[Bombay]].

The sheriff is an officer of the [[High Court]] and the nominal Head of the High Court Department which carries out the orders of the High Court for summoning people, and also for attachment and sealing of properties and if ordered for their auction. The sheriff has an office and staff but does not have any executive powers. The sheriff office is in Bombay High Court, Fort on the Ground Floor. In the [[order of precedence]], the sheriff ranks just below the [[Mayor of Mumbai|Mayor]]. [[Mumbai]] (Bombay) and [[Kolkata]] (Calcutta) are the only cities in [[India]] to maintain this post.

The most important social function of the sheriff is to receive foreign dignitaries at the airport on behalf of the city and to call condolence meetings on the demise of prominent citizens of the city.

The first sheriff of Mumbai after independence was [[Mahadeo Laxman Dahanukar]], a city businessman in 1948. His son, [[Shantaram Mahadeo Dahanukar]] was also a Sheriff of Mumbai in 1969.

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 Mumbai|Municipal Commissioner]] of the city. It is often criticised by citizens as a waste of public money. As the post is apolitical, many prominent citizens use it as a platform to showcase their achievements and serve the citizens of the metropolis.

==Former sheriffs==
Former sheriffs include:
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
!S. No.
! Name
! data-sort-type="text" | Term
! data-sort-type="text" | Known for
|-
|1
| [[George Birdwood]]
| 1846 <ref>{{cite DIB|wstitle=Birdwood, Sir George Christopher Molesworth|page=43}}</ref>
| Anglo-Indian official, naturalist, and writer
|-
|2
| Bomonji Hormusji Wadia
| 1858 <ref name = DBCP/>
| Shipbuilding broker
|-
|3
| [[Bhau Daji]]
| 1869<ref name="Buckland 1906, p. 39">{{cite DIB|wstitle=Bhau Daji, or Ramkrishna Vital |page=39}}</ref>
| Physician and educationalist
|-
|4
| [[Bhau Daji]]
| 1871<ref name="Buckland 1906, p. 39"/>
| Physician and educationalist
|-
|5
| [[Dosabhai Framji Karaka]]
| 1872 <ref>{{cite DIB|wstitle=Karaka, Dosabhai Framji|page=229}}</ref>
| Publisher, writer and magistrate
|-
|6
| T.G. Hewlett
| 1873 <ref name = DBCP/>
| Physician
|-
|7
| Narayan Daji
| 1875 <ref name = DBCP/>
| Physician
|-
|8
| [[Thomas Blaney]]
| 1876 <ref name = DBCP/> (1st term)
| Physician
|-
|9
| [[Atmaram Pandurang]]
| 1879 <ref name = DBCP/>
| Physician
|-
|10
| Sorabji Shapurji Bengali
| 1881 <ref>{{cite DIB|wstitle=Bengali, Sorabji Shapurji|page=35}}</ref>
| Banker
|-
|11
| Raghanath Narayan Khote
| 1883
| Merchant
|-
|12
|[[Rahimtulla M. Sayani]]
|1885
|Lawyer
|-
|13
| [[Dinshaw Maneckji Petit]]
| 1887
| Parsi entrepreneur
|-
|14
| [[Thomas Blaney]]
| 1888 <ref name = DBCP/> (2nd term)
| Physician
|-
|15
| James Douglas
| 1893<ref name="Buckland 1906, p. 122">{{cite DIB|wstitle=Douglas, James|page=122}}</ref>
| Banker and writer
|-
|16
| Cowasji Hormusji
| 1894 <ref name = DBCP/>
| Physician
|-
|17
| Ghelabhai Haridas
| 1896
|
|-
| 18
| Sir George Cotton
| 1897<ref>{{cite DIB|wstitle=Cotton, Sir George|page=97}}</ref>
| Businessman
|-
| 19
| [[Adamjee Peerbhoy]]
| 1898
| Businessman
|-
| 20
| [[Jejeebhoy baronets|Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy]], Bt
| 1900 <ref name = DBCP/>
|
|-
| 21
| James Douglas
| 1902<ref name="Buckland 1906, p. 122"/>
| Banker and writer
|-
|21
| Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas
| 1903 <ref>{{cite web |title=The Edinburgh Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/11526/page/658 |website=thegazette.co.uk |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref>
| Businessman
|-
|22
| [[Sassoon David|Sir Sassoon J. David]]
| 1905 <ref name = DBCP> {{cite book|title=Directory Of Bombay City Province 1939|page=86}} </ref>
| Jewish businessman
|-
|23
| Khan Bahadur Muncherji Cowasji Murzban
| 1905<ref name = DBCP/>
| Architect and engineer
|-
|24
| T.W. Cuffe
| 1906
| Businessman
|-
|25
| E.P. Nicholson
| 1907<ref name = DBCP/>
|
|-
|26
| Sir Henry B.E. Proctor
| 1908<ref name = DBCP/>
|
|-
|27
| Nicholas Smith Glazebrook
| 1909<ref name = DBCP/>
|
|-
|28
| Haji Suleman Abdul Wahed
| 1910<ref name = DBCP/>
|
|-
|29
| Shapurji Burjorji Broacha
| 1911<ref name = DBCP/>
| President of the Native Share and Stock Broker's Association
|-
|30
| Herbert B. Greaves
| 1913<ref name = DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Meherali Fazulbhoy Chinoy
| 1914<ref name = DBCP/>
| Broker
|-
|
| [[Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 4th Baronet|Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy]]<ref name = DBCP/>
| 1915<ref name = DBCP/>
| Businessman
|-
|
| Sir Thomas Birkett
| 1917<ref name = DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir Cowasji Jehangir
| 1919<ref name = DBCP/>
| Merchant
|-
|
| [[Purshottamdas Thakurdas|Sir Purshottamdas Thakurdas]]
| 1920 <ref name = DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sidney Julius Gillum
| 1921<ref name = DBCP/>
| Merchant
|-
|
| Mahomedbhai Curimbhoy Ebrahim
| 1922 <ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir [[Temulji Bhicaji Nariman]]
| 1923 <ref name= DBCP/>
| Obstetrician
|-
|
| Sir Ishwardas Lakhmidas.
| 1924 <ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir Henry P.W. Macnaghten
| 1925<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir Fazulbhoy Curimbhoy
| 1926<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Salebhoy K. Barodawala
| 1926<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir Byramji Jeejeebhoy
| 1927<ref name= DBCP/>
| Businessman
|-
|
| Narayan Vishwanath Mandlik
| 1928<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir Reginald Spence
| 1929<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Bandeally Hajibhai Lalji
| 1930<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Perozeshah J. Marzban
| 1931<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir Kikabhai Premchand
| 1932<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir Hugh G. Cocke
| 1933<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir Suleman Cassum Mitha, [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Modern_Bombay_and_Her_Patriotic_Citizens/q9gCAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Sir+Suleman+Cassum+Mitha%22|title=Modern Bombay and Her Patriotic Citizens|year=1941|publisher=Who's Who Publishers (India)}}</ref>
| 1934<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir Shapoorji Billimoria
| 1935<ref name= DBCP/>
| Accountant
|-
|
| Chunilal B. Melita
| 1936<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Sir A. G. Gray
| 1937<ref name= DBCP/>
|
|-
|
| Mohamedbhoy Ibrahim Rowjee
| 1938 <ref name= RBA/>
| [[Mayor of Bombay]], 1946
|-
|
| Phiroze C. Bharucha
| 1939<ref name= RBA>{{cite report|url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3c8758b517083196f05ac29810b924aca/uploads/2024/06/202406182015826177.pdf|title=Raj Bhavan Archives (A Class Files - Permanent Record|access-date= 29 December 2024}}</ref>
|
|-
|
| [[Mathuradas Vissanji|Mathuradas Vissanji Khimji]]
| 1940<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| T. Sinclair Kennedy
| 1941<ref name= RBA/>
| General Manager, Glenfield and Kennedy
|-
|
| Mirza Rashidali Baig
| 1942<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| [[Jamshedji Duggan]]
| 1943<ref name= RBA/>
| Ophthalmic surgeon
|-
|
| Shantidas Askuran
| 1944<ref name= RBA/>
| Silk merchant
|-
|
| John Brownson Greaves
| 1945<ref name= RBA/>
| Industrialist
|-
|
| A. A. Jasdenwalla
| 1946<ref name= RBA/>
| Industrialist
|-
|
| [[Mithan Jamshed Lam]]
| 1947<ref name= RBA/>
| Lawyer
|-
|
| Mahadeo Laxman Dahanukar
| 1948<ref name= RBA/>
| Businessman
|-
|
| [[Joachim Alva]]
| 1949<ref name= RBA/>
| Lawyer, journalist and politician
|-
|
| Sir Fazal Ibrahim Rahimtoola
| 1950 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Pestonji Phiroz Shah Kapadia
| 1951<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Ramdeo Anandilal Podar
| 1952<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| [[Khwaja Abdul Hamied]]
| 1953<ref name= RBA/>
| Scientist, industrialist
|-
|
| Manekji Nadirshah Dalal
| 1954 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Motichand G. Shahah
| 1955<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Sardar Bahadur Bakshi Dalip Singh
| 1956<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| [[Gulestan Rustom Billimoria]]
| 1957 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| J. C. Jain
| 1958 <ref name= RBA/>
| General Manager, Times of India
|-
|
| [[Abasaheb Garware]]
| 1959 <ref name= RBA/>
| Industrialist, founder Chairman of the Garware Group
|-
|
| Y. A. Fazalbhoy
| 1960 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| J. D. Kothawala
| 1961<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| [[Frank Moraes]]
| 1962<ref name= RBA/>
| Editor, Times of India
|-
|
| Ramprasad Khandelwal
| 1963<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Appat Balkrishna Nair
| 1964 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| [[J. N. Heredia]]
| 1965<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Gangaram Ratansi Joshi
| 1966 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Haji Hasham Ismail
| 1967<ref name= RBA/>
| Diplomat and Consul General (DR)
|-
|
| Shorab Kaikhushru Khan
| 1968 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Shantaram Mahadeo Dahanukar
| 1969<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| [[Vijay Merchant]]
| 1970<ref name= RBA/>
| Cricketer
|-
|
| Narotam Chand Puri
| 1971 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Shadi Lal Jain
| 1972<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Mehboob Nasrullah
| 1972<ref name= RBA/>
| Social Worker
|-
|
| J. G. Bodhe
| 1973<ref name= RBA/>
| Engineer
|-
|
| Kantikumar R. Podar
| 1974 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| T. V. Ramanujam
| 1975<ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| [[Leela Sumant Moolgaokar|Leela Moolgaokar]]
| 1976<ref name=lee>{{cite web| title =Leela Moolgaokar (1916-1992)| url =http://www.tatacentralarchives.com/history/biographies/25%20Leela%20Moolgaokar.html| work =Tata Central Archives| access-date =2014-09-04| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150108211926/http://www.tatacentralarchives.com/history/biographies/25%20Leela%20Moolgaokar.html| archive-date =2015-01-08}}</ref>
| Social worker
|-
|
| Anjanabai Magar
| 1977 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Narendra Narotamdas Kapadia
| 1978 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| Ram Kumar Batra
| 1979<ref name= RBA/>
| Businessman
|-
|
| [[Dilip Kumar]]
| 1980 <ref name= RBA/>
| Film actor and social worker
|-
|
| [[B. K. Goyal|Bal Krishna Goyal]]
| 1981 <ref name= RBA/>
| Cardiologist
|-
|
| [[Sunil Dutt]]
| 1982 <ref name= RBA/>
| Film actor, politician and social worker
|-
|
| [[Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej]]
| 1983 <ref name= RBA/>
| Industrialist
|-
|
| [[Madhav Apte|Madhav Laxmanrao Apte]]
| 1984 <ref name= RBA/>
| Cricketer and businessman
|-
|
| [https://www.vasvik.org/board-of-directors/ Mohanbahai I. Patel]
| 1985 <ref name= RBA/>
| Industrialist
|-
|
| Trimbak Krishnarao Tope
| 1986 <ref name= RBA/>
| Former principal (GLC), former vice-chancellor (Mumbai University), Constitutional expert
|-
|
| Sadrudin Hasan Daya
| 1987 <ref name= RBA/>
| Businessperson
|-
|
| Jahangir K. S. Nicholson
| 1988 <ref name= RBA/>
| Cotton merchant
|-
|
| [[Nana Chudasama]]
| 1989, 1990 <ref name= RBA/>
| Social activist
|-
|
| Saad Alim Bagban
| 1991 <ref name= RBA/>
|
|-
|
| [[Homi Sethna]]
| 1991 <ref name= RBA/>
| Ex-Chairman, [[Atomic Energy Commission of India]]
|-
|
| Bakul Rajani Patel
| 1992 <ref name= RBA/>
| Businesswoman
|-
|
| [[Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala]]
| 1993
| Businessman
|-
|
| [[I. M. Kadri]]
| 1994
| Architect
|-
|
| [[Sunil Gavaskar]]
| 1995
| Cricketer
|-
|
| [[Subir Kumar Choudhury]]
| 1996
| Businessman
|-
|
| [[Usha Kiran]]
| 1997<ref name="id">{{cite news|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/147020/|title=Actress Usha Kiran passes away at 71|date=10 March 2000|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
| Actress
|-
|
| [[Kulwant Singh Kohli]]
| 1998
| Restaurateur
|-
|
| [[Chandrakant Bakshi]]
| 1999
| Writer
|-
|
| [[Augustine Francis Pinto]]
| 2000
|Chairman, Ryan Group Of Institutions
|-
|
| Ashok V. Mehta
| 2001
| Businessman
|-
|
| [[Kiran Shantaram]]
| 2002, 2003
| Filmmaker
|-
|
| [[Jagannathrao Hegde]]
| 2004<ref>{{cite news|title=New sheriff wants stress-free Mumbai|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2003/dec/72042.htm|access-date=31 December 2010|newspaper=[[MiD DAY]]|date=23 December 2003}}</ref>
| Dentist
|-
|
| Sadruddin Daya
| 2005
| Businessman
|-
|
| [[Vijaypat Singhania]]
| 2006
| Businessman
|-
|
| ''no election''
| 2007
|
|-
|
| Indu Shahani
| 2008 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other//articleshow/20868229.cms|title=Over three years on, Mumbai has no sheriff|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref>
| Academic
|-
|
|''no election'' <br>Abdul Munaf Kazi, Deputy Sheriff of Mumbai (appointed March 1, 1990), <br>served as acting sheriff of Mumbai
| 2009–2013
|
|-
|
| [[Satish Chitgopekar]]
| 2016
| Academic
|}

==See also==
* [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]]
* [[Coat of arms of Mumbai]]
* [[Administrative divisions of Mumbai]]
* [[Mayor of Mumbai]]
* [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai]]
* [[Sheriff of Kolkata]]
* [[Sheriff of Madras]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Mumbai topics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheriff Of Mumbai}}
[[Category:Government of Mumbai]]
[[Category:Sheriffs of Mumbai| ]]
[[Category:Titles of national or ethnic leadership]]

Sheriff of Mumbai - Revision history

Anuj tripathi 111: made some data first draft.