The Ilbert Bill was a bill introduced in 1883 during the Viceroyship of the Marquess

of Ripon, which was written by Sir Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert (The law member of
the Viceroy's Council). According to this act, Indian judges could try Europeans.
Marathon discussion with Sir CP Ilbert to change the act, thereby favouring the
Indians. This is called the famous Ilbert Bill or the White Mutiny (1883).
It was named after Courtenay Ilbert, the recently appointed legal adviser to
the Council of India, who had proposed it as a compromise between two previously
suggested bills. However, the introduction of the bill led to intense opposition
in Britain and from British settlers in India that ultimately played on racial tension
before it was enacted in 1884 in a severely compromised state. [1] The bitter
controversy deepened antagonism between the British and Indians and was a
prelude to the formation of the Indian National Congress in the next two years. There
was also a strong protest among Europeans.