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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Subject Legal procedure

1. IOR/R/15/2/573-587

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/573-587
Title:
File 18 Judicial
Scope & Content:
The Judicial files each relate to a separate issue. The main categories are: Penal matters (IOR/R/15/2/573, IOR/R/15/2/587); the framing, application and interpretation of judicial legislation governing a variety of matters, including the question of British jurisdiction over American nationals ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Spanish
Date Range:
1933-1950
Extent:

15 files (824 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1170-1199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1170-1199
Title:
File 5: Judicial
Scope & Content:
The Judicial files of the Political Agency, Bahrain for the period 1926-50 reflect the work of the Political Agent, Bahrain as Notary Public, Judge, and Magistrate. Certain members of the Political Agent's staff also held judicial powers. The files fall into a number of groups: IOR/R/15/2/1170-1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Urdu
Date Range:
1926-1950
Extent:
30 files (6553 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1844

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1844
Title:
File A/6 Claims and complaints received and settled
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers and correspondence related to a host of claims and complaints, occurring both in Bahrain and on the Trucial Coast, that were brought to the attention of the Political Agent in Bahrain. The papers do not provide any detail of the court proceedings or the outcomes of any c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1936-1 Nov 1950
Extent:
1 file (285 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1940

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1940
Title:
File No. G/5 V. O. Correspondence with the Qadhis regarding judicial matters.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, petitions and reports, regarding divorce cases of local women in Bahrain. The correspondence is between a Qatari local woman, the Bahrain Sharia Court, the Bahrain Political Agency, and the Ruler of Qatar (Abdullah bin Qasim Al-Thani). The...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 May 1932-20 Feb 1934
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1955

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1955
Title:
File J/36 'Correspondence received from outside Bahrain'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence with claimants of funds and estates from outside Bahrain, but who either have relations in Bahrain or used to reside there as foreign subjects. Most papers relate to civil cases of divorce and inheritance, primarily between Bahrain, Iran and India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1946-17 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1965

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1965
Title:
File K/10 Agency Court Fees
Scope & Content:
This file contains documentation and regulations pertaining to the charging of court fees in the Political Agent's Court in Bahrain, and the Bahrain Court. The majority of the papers contain detailed instructions on case types, legal procedures, and various forms of judicial acts for which defend...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1923-10 Jun 1945
Extent:
1 file (74 Folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/87-90

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/87-90
Title:
File 32: Judicial
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series consists of judicial files from the First Series of the Kuwait Agency records. The files relate to the legal matters of British and British Indian subjects in Kuwait and of Kuwaiti subjects facing foreign courts, cases that often required the attention of the Political Agent. F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Turkish
Date Range:
1905-1932
Extent:
4 files (1347 folios)