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A '''''sheristadar''''' was the chief officer in [[Indian courts | {{Short description|Former chief administrative officer role in Indian courts}} | ||
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A '''''sheristadar''''' was once the chief administrative officer in [[Indian courts]] entrusted with the tasking of receiving and checking [[Court pleading|court pleas]]. The word is derived from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''sarishta-dār'' meaning "Administrative Officer of the court". They were responsible for the entire district judicial administration through the Principal District & Sessions Court, supervising all activities including [[record keeping]] | |||
There were two categories of ''sherishtadar'': a Category I ''sherishtadar'' was a senior official in the [[Principal District Court]], and a Category II ''sherishtadar'' was a more junior official in the sub-courts. In the High Court the ''sherishtadar'' is named as Registrar General.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} | |||
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* {{cite book|title=Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases|chapter=Sheristadar|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/contextualize.pl?p.2.hobson.361728|publisher=J. Murray|year=1903|first1=Sir Henry|last1=Yule|authorlink1=Sir Henry Yule|first2=Arthur Coke|last2=Burnell|authorlink2=Arthur Coke Burnell|page=826}} | * {{cite book|title=Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases|chapter=Sheristadar|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/contextualize.pl?p.2.hobson.361728|publisher=J. Murray|year=1903|first1=Sir Henry|last1=Yule|authorlink1=Sir Henry Yule|first2=Arthur Coke|last2=Burnell|authorlink2=Arthur Coke Burnell|page=826}} | ||
[[Category:Judiciary of India]] | [[Category:Judiciary of India]] | ||
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A sheristadar was once the chief administrative officer in Indian courts entrusted with the tasking of receiving and checking court pleas. The word is derived from the Persian word sarishta-dār meaning "Administrative Officer of the court". They were responsible for the entire district judicial administration through the Principal District & Sessions Court, supervising all activities including record keeping
There were two categories of sherishtadar: a Category I sherishtadar was a senior official in the Principal District Court, and a Category II sherishtadar was a more junior official in the sub-courts. In the High Court the sherishtadar is named as Registrar General.[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- Yule, Sir Henry; Burnell, Arthur Coke (1903). "Sheristadar". Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases. J. Murray. p. 826.