Gujarat High Court Civil Manual (subordinate court practice), 1960
The nature of a bailiff's duties should be borne in mind while appointing a person as a bailiff. A bailiff has to serve various kinds of writs and processes and must, therefore, possess certain minimum educational qualifications. He has also to travel over wide areas and accomplish a number of tasks within a specified time. This calls for energy, physical fitness and mental alertness. No one should, therefore, be selected who is lacking in any of these qualities.