IM Lall, The Man Who 'Did Not Bow To The Pleasure Of His Majesty' And Scripted History

Read an excerpt from the book, 'At the Pleasure of His Majesty: I.M. Lall and The Case That Shook the Crown’, which tells the story of I.M. Lall who he stood up to protect India's national treasures.

'At the Pleasure of His Majesty...' is the story of IM Lall, who fought the British and became the first 'subject' to win a legal case against the empire.

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Chapter 12   I.M. Lall, Chief Claims Commissioner: The Final Word It was 4 September 1952. On the lawns of the Imperial Hotel on Janpath in Delhi, Inder Mohan Lall, ICS, chief claims commissioner, gave his valedictory speech, bidding farewell to the outgoing claims officers who worked under him. His wife, Dropadi, and daughter, Shiela, the only two women in the audience, were listening. Shiela, all dressed up for the occasion, glowed with pride on hearing her father. The pallu of