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Advocate-General of Bombay

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The Advocate-General of Bombay was charged with advising the Government of the British administered Bombay Presidency on legal matters. The Presidency existed from 1668 to 1947. Prior to 1858, when it was administered by the East India Company, the Advocate-General was the senior law officer of that company and also the Attorney-General of the Sovereign of Great Britain. He was an ex-officio member of the Legislative Council.

List of Advocates-General of Bombay

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East India Company
British Raj

See also

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References

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  2. ^ The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India. p. 750.
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  13. ^ The India List and India Office List. p. 93.
  14. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 2. p. 63.
  15. ^ "No. 29186". The London Gazette. 8 June 1915. p. 5528.
  16. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 2. p. 63.
  17. ^ Sharafi, Mitra. Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia: Parsi Legal Culture, 1772–1947. p. 111.
  18. ^ "Legal appointments (1933)". The National Archives. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  19. ^ Sharafi, Mitra. Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia: Parsi Legal Culture, 1772–1947. p. 102.