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determine who shall be declared to be the successor of the deceased Nawab in the Jaghir of Banganapalli.

2. From the correspondence above recorded, it appears that Ghulam AH Khan died, leaving no direct lineal male heir, and that there are claimants to the Jaghir. These are : — 1st. Imdad Hussainee Begum, shadi-widow of Ghulam Ali Khan, the recently deceased Jaghirdar, and shadi-daughter of Hussain Ali Khan, the predecessor in the Jaghir, and uncle of the said Ghulam Ali Khan. ^nd. Nazimood-daulah, who is not related by blood to the late Jaghirdar, but who -is married to Shahar Bano Begum, his eldest nicka-daughter. 3rd. Fateh Ali Khan, a son of Asad Ali Khan, elder brother of the late Jaghirdar. This claimant is married to Abasi Begum, the second nicka-daughter of the late Jaghirdar.

3. Imdad Hussainee Begum, the shadi-widow of the late Jaghirdar, claims on two grounds : — 1st. As nearest heir to her father Hussain Ali Khan, the predecessor in the Jaghir, ana uncle of her late husband. 2nd. As co-partner in the Jaghir, which she pretends to have enjoyed in common with her late husband. The Government are unable to recognise as valid the grounds advanced by this claimant.