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High Court of the Dominions has since the flood of 1908 been in a building at Saifabad, a suburb of the capital, and the small rooms and narrow passages of this place call loudly for a larger and more imposing-looking building. Plans for a suitable edifice have been prepared, and money is, I believe, available, but so far it has not been found possible to obtain a suitable site.

The present High Court consists of the Chief Justice, five Puisne Judges, and one Mufti, whose decision, according to Mahomedan law, is sent to H. H. the Nizam together with the sentence of the High Court, for all sentences of death and life-long imprisonment.

The High Court has three Benches — the Original Bench, the Divisional Bench and the Full Bench. It maintains a general supervision over all the Courts in the State, and the Chief Justice, or any Judge of the High Court whom he may appoint, goes on