<P> In 1919, a committee chaired by the Marquess of Crewe determined there existed the need to separate the agency work of the India Office from its other political and administrative roles, and recommended the transfer of all such work to "a High Commissioner for India or some similar Indian Governmental Representative in London ." It was also felt popular opinion in India would view this as a step towards full Dominion status for India . The Government of India Act that same year upheld the recommendations of the committee, making provision for "the appointment of a High Commissioner by His Majesty by Order in Council, which might delegate to the official any of the contractual powers of the Secretary of State (for India) in Council, and prescribe the conditions under which he should act on behalf of the Government of India or any Provincial Government ." </P> <P> On 13 August 1920, King - Emperor George V issued the required Order in Council . Until India became independent in 1947, the post was styled High Commission for India . The first High Commissioner for India was Indian Civil Service officer Sir William Stevenson Meyer; the first of Indian origin was Sir Dadiba Merwanji Dalal . The High Commissioner enjoyed the same status as his counterparts from the British Dominions . Upon Indian independence, the post was given the present designation . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Entered office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir William Stevenson Meyer GCIE, KCSI </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> September 1920 </Td> <Td> October 1922 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> J.W. Bhore CBE </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> October 1922 </Td> <Td> April 1923 </Td> <Td> (acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir Dadiba Merwanji Dalal CIE </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 1923 </Td> <Td> December 1924 </Td> <Td> First High Commissioner of Indian origin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir Atul Chandra Chatterjee KCSI, KCIE </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1925 </Td> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir Bhupendra Nath Mitra KCSI, KCIE, CBE </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malik Sir Feroz Khan Noon KCSI, KCIE, Kt . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> December 1941 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Khan Bahadur Maulvi Sir Muhammad Aziz - ul - Haq CIE </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> December 1941 </Td> <Td> May 1943 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dewan Bahadur Sir Samuel Ebenezer Runganadhan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> May 1943 </Td> <Td> April 1947 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> M.K. Vellodi CIE </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 1947 </Td> <Td> August 1947 </Td> <Td> (acting) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Entered office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

Who was appointed as the first high commissioner of india in 1920 a.d