The Sheriff of Kolkata is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of Kolkata (Calcutta). The Sheriff has an office and staff in Calcutta High Court but does not have executive powers. Mumbai (Bombay) and Kolkata (Calcutta) are the only cities in India to maintain the post of the Sheriff. Presently the office of the sheriff is situated in the Calcutta High Court building.[1]
- ^ "Journalist Utpal Chatterjee is new Sheriff of Kolkata". 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.