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Justice Shah ) with the view of gaining, some insight into the actual working of the Bombay Law-Courts. At the request of his father he was also allowed by Mr. G. R. Lowndes, Bar-at-Law ( now the Hon. Jr. Lowndes, the official member of the Supreme Council) to attend to some of his cases. While he was merrily passing his time ia the enlightened company of these legal luminaries and of other learned members of the Bombay Bar, attending the High Court and strengthening and consolidating his legal knowledge, His Highness the Maharaja Saheb of Bhavnagar was. pleased to appoint himn in May 1908 to the post of an attache to the Chief Judge. While yet a probationer in the Judicial Service, Lallubhai was temporarily entrusted with the onerous duties of the City Magistrate and he succeeded in securing the good wishes of the people, and high opinion of his superior officers. Lallubhai afterwards served in the capacity of a Judge at Lilia, Umarala andBotad. He studied and grasped the facts of all the cases with great penetration and deep insight. The higher Judicial Officers
