THE IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER This Order was instituted by His Majesty King Edward VII in August, 1902, as a decoration for members of the Civil Service of the Empire, to be conferred after long and meritorious service. Only members of the adminstrative and clerical branches of the Civil Service are eligible as Companions, and their number must not exceed 675. Of these, 200 appointments are reserved for the Civil Service of India, 100 for Europeans, 100 for Indians. Appointments to the Order are made on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for " eminently meritorious service ". Companions of the Order are entitled to add the letters " I. S. O." after their names. The Sovereign of the Order is His Majesty the King : the ribbon is blue, with red edges. Shaikh Shadi, i. S. o., Assistant in the Record Section, Legislative Department of the Government of India Secretariat, was admitted by His Majesty the King-Emperor as a Companion of the Imperial Service Order, on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar. Address: Calcutta and Simla. CHATARJl, UPENDRA Nath, I. S. O., Cashier in the Legislative Department of the Government of India Secre- tariat, was born on 16th June, 1857, and educated at Queen's College, Benares. He belongs to a good family, and many of his relatives are at present employed in responsible Govern- ment posts in Bengal and the United Provinces. He has been Secretary of the Chota Simla Sanatan Dharma Rakshmi Sabha for the last twenty years, and has always taken a leading part in religious and philanthropic movements. He was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in recog- nition of his long and faithful service to Government and the public, on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar at Delhi. He owns landed property in Nadia District, Bengal. Address: Calcutta and Simla. r. i . ■
