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'''Bankshall Court''' is officially the City Sessions Court of the Session Division of [[Kolkata]] (formerly [[Calcutta district]]). It is locally known as Bankshall Court. | '''Bankshall Court''' is officially the City Sessions Court of the Session Division of [[Kolkata]] (formerly [[Calcutta district]]) in India. It is locally known as Bankshall Court. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Court was named after Bankshall Street. The street was also named about this time from the Marine House, known by the Dutch name of Bankshall, which was near the Master Attendant's Office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page%3ACalcutta%2C_Past_and_Present.djvu/259|title=Page:Calcutta, Past and Present|access-date=November | The Court was named after Bankshall Street. The street was also named about this time from the Marine House,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nair|first=P. Thankappan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o40cAAAAMAAJ&q=Bankshall+Court+history|title=A History of Calcutta's Streets|date=1987|publisher=Firma KLM|isbn=978-0-8364-1934-4|language=en}}</ref> known by the Dutch name of Bankshall, which was near the Master Attendant's Office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page%3ACalcutta%2C_Past_and_Present.djvu/259|title=Page:Calcutta, Past and Present|access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> This court was known as the Small Causes Court in [[British India]]. The buildings situated at 2 and 3, Bankshall Street near [[BBD Bagh|BBD Bag]], Kolkata. Judicial works were inaugurated in this building in 1915. Two buildings of the court are very old having heritage.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sur|first=Atul Krishna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OLQ5AAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2+%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4|title=Kalakātāra cālacitra|date=1983|publisher=Sāhityaloka|language=bn}}</ref> | ||
==Jurisdiction== | ==Jurisdiction== | ||
Total 1480 Sq. km area is under the jurisdiction of Bankshall Court and the number of Police Stations under the Court is 20. There are 41 judicial court rooms including City Sessions, Special ([[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]]) Court, Fast Track Courts, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Chief Judges courts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/kolkata-city-sessions-court|title=Kolkata-City Sessions Court|website=districts.ecourts.gov.in|access-date=November | Total 1480 Sq. km area is under the jurisdiction of Bankshall Court and the number of Police Stations under the Court is 20. There are 41 judicial court rooms including City Sessions, Special ([[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]]) Court, Fast Track Courts, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Chief Judges courts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/kolkata-city-sessions-court|title=Kolkata-City Sessions Court|website=districts.ecourts.gov.in|access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:02, 10 October 2024
Bankshall Court is officially the City Sessions Court of the Session Division of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta district) in India. It is locally known as Bankshall Court.
History[edit | edit source]
The Court was named after Bankshall Street. The street was also named about this time from the Marine House,[1] known by the Dutch name of Bankshall, which was near the Master Attendant's Office.[2] This court was known as the Small Causes Court in British India. The buildings situated at 2 and 3, Bankshall Street near BBD Bag, Kolkata. Judicial works were inaugurated in this building in 1915. Two buildings of the court are very old having heritage.[3][4]
Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]
Total 1480 Sq. km area is under the jurisdiction of Bankshall Court and the number of Police Stations under the Court is 20. There are 41 judicial court rooms including City Sessions, Special (CBI) Court, Fast Track Courts, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Chief Judges courts.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Nair, P. Thankappan (1987). A History of Calcutta's Streets. Firma KLM. ISBN 978-0-8364-1934-4.
- ↑ "Page:Calcutta, Past and Present". Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kolkata-City Sessions Court". districts.ecourts.gov.in. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ↑ Sur, Atul Krishna (1983). Kalakātāra cālacitra (in Bengali). Sāhityaloka.
