<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>
the post of the indian high comission was created by which act
The Government of India Act