The Indian States Committee appointed a committee under the Chairmanship of Sir Harcourt Butler, which was popularly known as ‘The Butler Committee’ to investigate and clarify the relationship between paramount power and the princes of Princely States in 1927 AD. The committee visited 16 states and submitted its report in 1929. The Recommendation of Committee were The relationship of the paramount power of the State was not merely contractual relationship but a living, growing relationship shaped by the circumstances and policy. British paramount preserve the princely State. The state should not be transferred without their agreement to a relationship with a new government in British India responsible to an Indian legislature. ....Read more