Arjan Singh Chahal

Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Chahal CIE (1839–1908) was a Sikh honourary magistrate and civil judge who served as the manager of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht, as a sarbarah appointed by the British Raj from 1890 to 1896.

[1] He held large jagirs in the Tarn Taran tehsil and in the Lyallpur District, present day Punjab, Pakistan.

[2] From 1890 to 1896, Chahal served as the British Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar appointed sarbarah of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht.

He was appointed president of the 11-member lighting committee set up in 1896 to arrange the installation of electricity in the Darbar Sahib complex.

[1] He received the title of Sardar Bahadur in 1894,[1] and was made a Companion of the Indian Empire in 1906.