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 SUPPLEMENT i6i SyED FakhrUDDIN, B. a., d. l., the Hon'ble Khan Baha- dur — Vakil, J3ankipur, was born at Doomri, Patna District, in 1868. He comes of a very old and respectable Qazi family of Behar and holds dijagir rent-free which was granted to his ancestors in appreciation of their services by the Moghul Em- perors. He passed the B. A. Examination from the Patna Col- lege and after graduating in Law joined the Patna Bar in July, 1893, and by hard work and persevering habits he soon made up a lucrative practice. As a legal practitioner he is known to possess a sound knowledge of Law with which is combined a high standard of tact and independence. Among his colleagues at the Bar he is very popular and owing to that popularity he was unanimously elected as the Secretary of the Patna Bar Association. In the year, 1909, he was elected a member of the Bengal Legislative Council to represent the Muhammadan Community of Patna, Bhagalpur, Tirhoot and Chota Nagpur Divisions. After the formation of the new Behar and Orissa Legislative Council he was re-elected to represent on that body the Aluhammadan interests of the Patna Division and of which he is still a member. He appeared as a witness before the Royal Public Services Commission in 1913 and declared himself in favour of simultaneous Civil Service Examination being held in England and India and of the separation of Judicial and Executive functions. He is a keen educationist and a member of the Behar National College, Bankipur. He is a Vice-President of the Anjuman Islamia, Bankipur, and of the Behar Youngmen's Institute and President of the Behar Students' Central Asso- ciation. He is also a member of the Behar Landholders' Association. He owns landed property of the value of about Rs. 70,000. In recognition of his services the Government made him a Khan Bahadur in January, 19 1 3. Address: Bankipur. M. R. Ry. Chemitiganti VenkataSubramanya Sastri Garu, Rao Bahadur, Government Pleader, Tenali, Madras Presidency. The title of Rao Bahadur, as a personal distinc- tion, was conferred on him in January, 19 14. Address : Tenali, Madras Presidency.