Court of Requests at Calcutta
E490142
The Court of Requests at Calcutta was a colonial-era small causes court in British India that handled minor civil disputes before being superseded by higher judicial institutions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Requests at Calcutta canonical | 1 |
| Small Cause Court at Calcutta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5040255 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Requests at Calcutta Context triple: [Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William, replaced, Court of Requests at Calcutta]
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A.
Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is one of the oldest High Courts in India, serving as the apex judicial authority for the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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B.
High Courts in British India
The High Courts in British India were the apex colonial judicial institutions that oversaw major civil and criminal cases, shaped legal precedents, and supervised subordinate courts across the provinces.
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C.
Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Madras
The Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Madras is the foundational charter issued under British colonial rule that created and defined the jurisdiction, powers, and structure of the Madras High Court.
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D.
Madras High Court
Madras High Court is one of the oldest and largest High Courts in India, serving as the principal civil and criminal appellate court for the state of Tamil Nadu.
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E.
Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court is one of India's oldest and most prominent high courts, with jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra and Goa and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Requests at Calcutta Target entity description: The Court of Requests at Calcutta was a colonial-era small causes court in British India that handled minor civil disputes before being superseded by higher judicial institutions.
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A.
Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is one of the oldest High Courts in India, serving as the apex judicial authority for the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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B.
High Courts in British India
The High Courts in British India were the apex colonial judicial institutions that oversaw major civil and criminal cases, shaped legal precedents, and supervised subordinate courts across the provinces.
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C.
Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Madras
The Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Madras is the foundational charter issued under British colonial rule that created and defined the jurisdiction, powers, and structure of the Madras High Court.
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D.
Madras High Court
Madras High Court is one of the oldest and largest High Courts in India, serving as the principal civil and criminal appellate court for the state of Tamil Nadu.
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E.
Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court is one of India's oldest and most prominent high courts, with jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra and Goa and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial court
ⓘ
court of record ⓘ small causes court ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
minor civil disputes
ⓘ
small causes ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| courtType | inferior civil court ⓘ |
| decides | civil liability in small-value cases ⓘ |
| establishedBy | British colonial authorities in Bengal ⓘ |
| governedBy | regulations of the Bengal Presidency ⓘ |
| handles |
civil suits of low monetary value
ⓘ
petty civil claims ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of minor civil disputes
ⓘ
summary disposal of small civil causes ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
early institution of civil justice in Calcutta
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precursor to later small cause courts in British India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Calcutta
ⓘ
Presidency town of Calcutta ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
|
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British India
ⓘ
Calcutta ⓘ Presidency of Bengal ⓘ
linked to:
Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
|
| operatedUnder | British colonial legal system in India ⓘ |
| partOf |
British colonial administration in Calcutta
ⓘ
colonial judicial system of Bengal Presidency ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Small Cause Court at Calcutta
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Requests at Calcutta
Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William ⓘ higher judicial institutions in British India ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contract disputes of small value
ⓘ
minor debt recovery ⓘ other small civil claims ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
British colonial period in India
ⓘ
linked to:
British colonial period
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Court of Requests at Calcutta Description of subject: The Court of Requests at Calcutta was a colonial-era small causes court in British India that handled minor civil disputes before being superseded by higher judicial institutions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William (historically)
linked to: Court of Requests at Calcutta