December 31, 2009
Source: Zee News
http://www.zeenews.com/news591744.html
Mota Singh, who is the UK's first Sikh and Asian judge, has been knighted by the British Queen.
London-based Singh, who is also a Queen's Counsel, has been knighted in the Queen's New Year Honours List for "services to the Administration of Justice, Community Relations and to the Voluntary Sector".
His decision to wear a white turban in court, instead of a wig, came to be seen as a sign of a multicultural Britain.