Shakir Ali (barrister)
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Shakir Ali Barrister was an India
n lawyer and politician.
Shakir Ali was born in a respectable Abbasi family of Kakori
, a small town about 20 miles from Lucknow
, the capital of United Provinces during British rule. His ancestors acted as Quazi during the Mughal
regime.
He completed his early education from MAO Aligarh (now Aligarh Muslim University
). He went to England in 1905 to join Lincoln's Inn for his degree in Law (Lincoln Inn's Library records). In 1908 he graduated and came back to India. He was appointed inspector of Schools but after some time he preferred to go into his own legal practice. He resigned the post and started to practice as a Barrister in Gorakhpur. He was one of the well known criminal lawyers of India. He had occasions to appear in some of the most important and noted cases e.g. the Meerut Conspiracy Case
, the INA trials
held in Red Fort Delhi, the Kakori train dacoity and Chauri Chaura
arson case.
During the Quit India Movement
, he joined the Congress and very soon became a force to reckon in the party, became a member in the Executive Committee of the Congress and was very popular in whole of the eastern region of India.
Mr Shakir Ali was the member of the reformed Legislative Council from 1921 to 1923 (UP Assembly Archives). He was a staunch nationalist throughout his life and led the Khilafat Movement in Gorakhpur in 1920.
He retired in 1956 after practising Criminal Law for 45 years and died at the age of 84 on 26 December 1962.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n lawyer and politician.
Shakir Ali was born in a respectable Abbasi family of Kakori
Kakori
Kakori is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 14 km north of Lucknow. More widely known for its kebabs, Zardozi work and Dasheri mangoes, Kakori is also the centre of once flourishing Urdu poetry, literature and the Qadiriya...
, a small town about 20 miles from Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, the capital of United Provinces during British rule. His ancestors acted as Quazi during the Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
regime.
He completed his early education from MAO Aligarh (now Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
). He went to England in 1905 to join Lincoln's Inn for his degree in Law (Lincoln Inn's Library records). In 1908 he graduated and came back to India. He was appointed inspector of Schools but after some time he preferred to go into his own legal practice. He resigned the post and started to practice as a Barrister in Gorakhpur. He was one of the well known criminal lawyers of India. He had occasions to appear in some of the most important and noted cases e.g. the Meerut Conspiracy Case
Meerut Conspiracy Case
Meerut Conspiracy Case was a controversial court case, in which several trade unionists, including three Englishmen were arrested for organizing Indian-rail strike, this immediately caught attention back home in England, inspired the 1932 play titled Meerut, by Manchester street theatre group, the...
, the INA trials
INA trials
The INA trials or the Red Fort Trials refer to the courts martial of a number of officers of the Indian National Army between November 1945 and May 1946 variously for treason, torture, murder and abetment to murder....
held in Red Fort Delhi, the Kakori train dacoity and Chauri Chaura
Chauri Chaura
Chauri Chaura is a town near Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The town is known most for an event in February 1922 during the British Raj when a police chowki was set on fire by a mob of angry citizens, killing 23 policemen inside.-Background:In the early 1920s, Indians, led by Mahatma Gandhi,...
arson case.
During the Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table...
, he joined the Congress and very soon became a force to reckon in the party, became a member in the Executive Committee of the Congress and was very popular in whole of the eastern region of India.
Mr Shakir Ali was the member of the reformed Legislative Council from 1921 to 1923 (UP Assembly Archives). He was a staunch nationalist throughout his life and led the Khilafat Movement in Gorakhpur in 1920.
He retired in 1956 after practising Criminal Law for 45 years and died at the age of 84 on 26 December 1962.