The Case of Mahomed Rahim Sheerazee, the Persian Consul in Bombay

This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 153 of 1846, dated 30 December 1846. The enclosures are dated 7-15 December 1846. The enclosures relate to events following the decision by HM Supreme Court of Judicature in Bombay [Mumbai] made against Aga Mahomed Rahim Sheerazee [Āghā Muḥammad Raḥīm Shīrāzī], Persian Consul in Bombay and Consul for the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat, including:. The Memorial of Aga Mahomed Rahim Sheerazee, submitted to the Governor and President in Council, Bombay, appealing for Government to interfere on his behalf, pending his appeal to HM Privy Council (ff 517-527); The opinion of the Advocate-General, Bombay, that it is not in the power of Government to interfere in the matter (f 532); The communication by the Government of Bombay of these proceedings to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Envoy at the Court of Persia [Iran], and the Government of India; The principal correspondent is the Government of Bombay.

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