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CREATION OF AN ADDITIONAL SADAR DIWANI ADALAT Problem of Centralization: The sole Sadar Diwani Adalat for Bengal Presidency was located in Calcutta, making it inaccessible

Appeals from Provincial Courts of Appeal (PCA) to the Sadar Diwani Adalat (SDA) were unrestricted for cases exceeding ₹1,000 in value. This created a significant

Originated under Warren Hastings with Diwani Adalats for civil cases and Faujdari Adalats for criminal matters. Reformed significantly in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis, introducing impartiality,