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 1(3 The Aiustocragy of Southern India.

4. It is observed that the Sunnud of 1849 under which the late Jaghirdar held the State of Banganapalli, was not issued to Hussain Ali Khan, his immediate pre- decessor and his heirs, but to Ghulam Ali Khan himself and his heirs.

5. It is true that Imdad Hussainee Begum's father was put in possession of the Jaghir by an order of Govern- ment, dated r2th July 1848, that he would, except for his untimely death have in due course received a Sunnud confirming the Jaghir to him and his heirs, but such a sunnud was never actually issued and in deciding the present question of succession to the Jaghir, the Govern- ment must be guided by the Sunnud of 1849, which conferred the Jaghir on the late Ghulam Ali Khan and his heirs and in this document no allusion whatever is made to Imdad Hussainee Begum. On the other liand- her husband Ghulam Ali Khan, the nephew of the late Jaghirdar, is clearly recognised as the successor and representative of that dignitary.

6. When in 1849, the Government preferred Ghulam Ali Klian to his elder brother Asad Ali Khan, as successor to their uncle, ^the Jaghirdar, they were doubtless influenced by the consideration that Ghulam Ali Khan was son-in-law as well as nephew to the late Hussain Ali 'JLhan. There were other cogent reasons for the selection in his relationship Ijy blood to the last Jaghirdar, his experience in revenue matters and his favor with his father-in-law.

7. The Government are also unable to recognise the alleged co-partnery right with her late husband, and which is advanced by Imdad Hussainee Begum as furnishing a