HC Deb 16 June 1924 vol 174 cc1705-6
1. Colonel Sir CHARLES YATE

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he can state in which of the High Courts of India there is a Mohammedan judge and in which there is not?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Mr. Richards)

There is one Mohammedan judge in the Calcutta, Bombay, Allahabad and Lahore High Courts respectively, and none in the High Courts at Madras, Patna and Rangoon.

Sir C. YATE

Will the Under-Secretary take into consideration the appointment of Mohammedan judges?

Mr. RICHARDS

I will mention that to my Noble Friend (Lord Olivier).

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