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54 jurisprudence of British India or other civilised countries. No Act of the Council, nor any power granted to it, can in any way affect the rights and prerogatives of His Highness as the supreme ruler of the State.

. For administrative purposes, the State is divided into four divisions — Aurangabad, Medak, Gulbarga, and Warangal — and each division is under a revenue commissioner, called the "Subedar." The divisions are further divided into sixteen districts, including the Sarf-i-khas district, and each district is under a magistrate or collector, called a talukdar. The districts are sub-divided into talukas and tahsils, each under a sub-divisional officer, called second or third talukdar, according to his grade in the service ; and two or three talukas are placed under a tahsildar. And each village has its patel or head man. More will be said concerning these matters later on.