pɹˈaɪɚ tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː hˈædʒ kəmˈɪɾi ˈækt, ðə fˈɜːst ɐtˈɛmpt tə ɡɹˈænt lˈiːɡəl ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən tə ðə kəmˈɪɾi wʌz mˌeɪd baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ wˌɪtʃ pˈæst pˈoːɹt hˈædʒ kəmˈɪɾiz ˈækt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, wˌɛn hˈædʒ kəmˈɪɾi ˈækt wʌz pˈæst baɪ dʒˈæwɐhˌɑːɹ lˈæl nˈɛɹuː hˈɛdᵻd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
Prior to 2002 Haj Committee Act, the first attempt to grant legal recognition to the committee was made by the British which passed Port Haj Committees Act in 1932 and later in 1959, when Haj Committee Act was passed by Jawahar Lal Nehru headed Government.