No. 24.—NUMBER of JUDICIAL DIVISIONS, and NUMBER of OFFICERS EXERCISING APPELLATE or ORIGINAL JURISD
in BRITISH INDIA on 31ST DECEMBER, 1912.
NUMBER OF OFFICERS EXERCISING OR
Courts under Chief Courts
Number of Sub-Districts.
Number of Divisions for
OR APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
but superior to Chief
Number of Districts.
Courts of Districts.
Chief District Courts.
Courts of Districts.
Court of Province.
Courts superior to
Judges of Chief
Judges of Chief
Judges of other
PROVINCES.
Territory subject to the Civil — 21 107 19 — 28
High Court Criminal — 22 82 19 — 19
Bengal
Territory not subject to the Civil — 1 2 — — 1
High Court Criminal — 1 6 — — 1
Territory subject to the Civil — 11 47 — — 13
Bihar and High Court Criminal — 12 52 — — 12
Orissa Territory not subject to the Civil — 2 8 — — 2
High Court Criminal — 1 2 — — 1
Territory subject to the Civil 19 — 73 7 — 25
High Court Criminal 20 36 180 7 28 36
Territory subject to the — —
Civil 6 12 3 9
United Judicial Commissioner of
Provinces Criminal —
Oudh 6 12 3 10 12
Territory not subject to the
High Court or the Judicial Civil —
Commissioner 1 4 12 2 5
Punjab
(including Territory subject to the Civil 17 30 118 7 17 40
Chief Court Criminal
Delhi). 16 39 118 7 18 31
North West Civil 2 5 16 1 2 5
Territory subject to the
Frontier Criminal
Judicial Commissioner
Province. 2 5 16 1 2 5
Territory subject to the Civil 7 21 37 5 7 13
Chief Court Criminal 7 22 41 5 13 22
Territory subject to the
Civil 4 18 42 1 4 28
Judicial Commissioner of
Burma Criminal
Upper Burma 5 18 44 1 7 18
Territory not subject to the
Chief Court or Judicial Civil — — — —
Commissioner 1 1
Central
Territory subject to the Civil 4 16 78 3 4 24
Provinces
Judicial Commissioner Criminal
and Berar
6 22 76 3 13 22
Territory subject to the Civil — 2 19 — — 3
High Court, Bengal Criminal — 2 19 — — 2
Assam
Territory not subject to the Civil — 4 7 1 — 4
High Court
Assam
Territory not subject to the
High Court Criminal — 4 7 1 — 4
Ajmer- Territory subject to the Civil — 1 — — — —
Merwara Judicial Commissioner Criminal — —
1 2 1 1
Territory subject to the Civil — 1 — 1 — —
Coorg
Judicial Commissioner Criminal — 1 — 1 1 1
Territory subject to the Civil — 22 133 10 — 22
Madras
High Court Criminal — 24 343 10 — 25
Territory subject to the Civil — 15 104 8 — 17
High Court Criminal — 20 186 8 — 45
Bombay
Territory not subject to the Civil — 3 13 3 — 4
High Court Criminal — 7 60 3 — 11
Territory subject to the Civil 43 122 638 56 24 161
High (or Chief) Courts Criminal
43 177 1,021 56 59 192
Territory subject to Judicial Civil 16 53 136 9 10 66
Total Commissioners Criminal 20 60 136 10 33 59
Territory not subject to the Civil 1 15 42 6 — 17
High (or Chief) Courts or Criminal
Judicial Commissioners — 13 75 4 — 17
TE or ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
FICERS EXERCISING ORIGINAL
ELLATE JURISDICTION.
Subordinate Courts.
Courts other than
Judges of District
Judges of other
Chief Courts.
45 248
27 1,208
1 3
— 21
25 79
20 604
— 24
1 3
41 88
— 675
14 77
67 205
13 13
120 244
191 634
27 36
31 83
— 158
— 322
— 151
—
190
— —
65 134
98 433
9 29
8 97
— 8
— 8
8 20
8 35
1 4
1 8
30 144
28 1,194
44 101
78 390
6 14
23 144
314 1,091
352 5,124
115 422
205 954
20 62
24 176