Sheriff of Mumbai

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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.

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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. 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 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:

NameTermKnown for
George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood 1846 [1] Anglo-Indian official, naturalist, and writer
Bomonji Hormusji Wadia1858 [2] Shipbuilding broker
Bhau Daji 1869 [3] Physician and educationalist
Bhau Daji 1871 [3] Physician and educationalist
Dosabhai Framji Karaka 1872 [4] Publisher, writer and magistrate
T.G. Hewlett1873 [2] Physician
Narayan Daji1875 [2] Physician
[[Thomas Blaney]♡1876 [2] (1st term)Physician
Atmaram Pandurang 1879 [2] Physician
Sorabji Shapurji Bengali1881 [5] Banker
Raghanath Narayan Khote1883Merchant
Rahimtulla M. Sayani 1885Lawyer
Dinshaw Maneckji Petit 1887Parsi entrepreneur
Thomas Blaney 1888 [2] (2nd term)Physician
James Douglas1893 [6] Banker and writer
Cowasji Hormusji1894 [2] Physician
Ghelabhai Haridas1896
Sir George Cotton1897 [7] Businessman
Adamjee Peerbhoy 1898Businessman
Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, Bt1900 [2]
James Douglas1902 [6] Banker and writer
Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas1903 [8] Businessman
Sir Sassoon J. David 1905 [2] Jewish businessman
Khan Bahadur Muncherji Cowasji Murzban1905 [2] Architect and engineer
T.W. Cuffe1906Businessman
E.P. Nicholson1907 [2]
Sir Henry B.E. Proctor1908 [2]
Nicholas Smith Glazebrook1909 [2]
Haji Suleman Abdul Wahed1910 [2]
Shapurji Burjorji Broacha1911 [2] President of the Native Share and Stock Broker's Association
Herbert B. Greaves1913 [2]
Meherali Fazulbhoy Chinoy1914 [2] Broker
Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy [2] 1915 [2] Businessman
Sir Thomas Birkett1917 [2]
Sir Cowasji Jehangir1919 [2] Merchant
Sir Purshotamdas Thakurdas 1920 [2]
Sidney Julius Gillum1921 [2] Merchant
Mahomedbhai Curimbhoy Ebrahim1922 [2]
Sir Temulji Bhicaji Nariman 1923 [2] Obstetrician
Sir Ishwardas Lakhmidas.1924 [2]
Sir Henry P.W. Macnaghten1925 [2]
Sir Fazulbhoy Curimbhoy1926 [2]
Salebhoy K. Barodawala1926 [2]
Sir Byramji Jeejeebhoy1927 [2] Businessman
Narayan Vishwanath Mandlik1928 [2]
Sir Reginald Spence1929 [2]
Bandeally Hajibhai Lalji1930 [2]
Perozeshah J. Marzban1931 [2]
Sir Kikabhai Premchand1932 [2]
Sir Hugh G. Cocke1933 [2]
Sir Suleman Cassum Mitha1934 [2]
Sir Shapoorji Billimoria1935 [2] Accountant
Chunilal B. Melita1936 [2]
Sir A. G. Gray1937 [2]
Mohamedbhoy Ibrahim Rowjee1938 [9] Mayor of Bombay, 1946
Phiroze C. Bharucha1939 [9]
Mathuradas Vissanji Khimji 1940 [9]
T. Sinclair Kennedy1941 [9] General Manager, Glenfield and Kennedy
Mirza Rashidali Baig1942 [9]
Jamshedji Duggan 1943 [9] Ophthalmic surgeon
Shantidas Askuran1944 [9] Silk merchant
John Brownson Greaves1945 [9] Industrialist
A. A. Jasdenwalla1946 [9] Industrialist
Mithan Jamshed Lam 1947 [9] Lawyer
Mahadeo Laxman Dahanukar1948 [9] Businessman
Joachim Alva 1949 [9] Lawyer, journalist and politician
Sir Fazal Ibrahim Rahimtoola1950 [9]
Pestonji Phiroz Shah Kapadia1951 [9]
Ramdeo Anandilal Podar1952 [9]
Khwaja Abdul Hamied 1953 [9] Scientist, industrialist
Manekji Nadirshah Dalal1954 [9]
Motichand G. Shahah1955 [9]
Sardar Bahadur Bakshi Dalip Singh1956 [9]
Gulestan Rustom Billimoria 1957 [9]
J. C. Jain1958 [9] General Manager, Times of India
Abasaheb Garware 1959 [9] Industrialist, founder Chairman of the Garware Group
Y. A. Fazalbhoy1960 [9]
J. D. Kothawala1961 [9]
Frank Moraes 1962 [9] Editor, Times of India
Ramprasad Khandelwal1963 [9]
Appat Balkrishna Nair1964 [9]
J. N. Heredia1965 [9]
Gangaram Ratansi Joshi1966 [9]
Haji Hasham Ismail1967 [9] Diplomat and Consul General (DR)
Shorab Kaikhushru Khan1968 [9]
Shantaram Mahadeo Dahanukar1969 [9]
Vijay Merchant 1970 [9] Cricketer
Narotam Chand Puri1971 [9]
Shadi Lal Jain1972 [9]
Mehboob Nasrullah1972 [9] Social Worker
J. G. Bodhe1973 [9] Engineer
Kantikumar R. Podar1974 [9]
T. V. Ramanujam1975 [9]
Leela Moolgaokar 1976 [10] Social worker
Anjanabai Magar1977 [9]
Narendra Narotamdas Kapadia1978 [9]
Ram Kumar Batra1979 [9] Businessman
Dilip Kumar 1980 [9] Film actor and social worker
Bal Krishna Goyal 1981 [9] Cardiologist
Sunil Dutt 1982 [9] Actor
Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej 1983 [9] Industrialist
Madhav Laxmanrao Apte 1984 [9] Cricketer and businessman
Mohanbahai I. Patel 1985 [9] Industrialist
Trimbak Krishnarao Tope1986 [9] Former principal (GLC), former vice-chancellor (Mumbai University), Constitutional expert
Sadrudin Hasan Daya1987 [9] Businessperson
Jahangir K. S. Nicholson1988 [9] Cotton merchant
Nana Chudasama 1989, 1990 [9] Social activist
Saad Alim Bagban1991 [9]
Homi Sethna 1991 [9] Ex-Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India
Bakul Rajani Patel1992 [9] Businesswoman
Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala 1993Businessman
I. M. Kadri 1994Architect
Sunil Gavaskar 1995Cricketer
Subir Kumar Choudhury 1996Businessman
Usha Kiran 1997 [11] Actress
Kulwant Singh Kohli 1998Restaurateur
Chandrakant Bakshi 1999Writer
Augustine Francis Pinto 2000Chairman, Ryan Group Of Institutions
Ashok V. Mehta2001Businessman
Kiran Shantaram 2002, 2003Filmmaker
Jagannathrao Hegde 2004 [12] Dentist
Sadruddin Daya2005Businessman
Vijaypat Singhania 2006Businessman
no election2007
Indu Shahani2008 [13] Academic
no election
Abdul Munaf Kazi, Deputy Sheriff of Mumbai (appointed March 1, 1990),
served as acting sheriff of Mumbai		2009–2013
Satish Chitgopekar 2016Academic

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