Judgment

SHAH, J.: Civil Appeal No. 392 of 1956. This is an appeal filed with a certificate granted under Art. 133 (1) (c) of the Constitution by the High Court of Judicature of the State of Hyderabad.

2. The appellant was a Jagirdar holding jagirs Ramwarm Chandam Palli and Gulla Palli, Taluq Sirsalla, in the district of Karimnagar in the State of Hyderabad. After the Police Action in August, 1948, Major General Chaudary was appointed the Military Governor for the State of Hyderabad. His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad invested the Military Governor with authority to administer the State by a Farman dated September 19, 1948. The Farman was in the following terms:

"Whereas the General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Army has appointed Major General J. N. Choudary, O. B. E., to be the Military Governor for the Hyderabad State and whereas all authority for the administration of the State now vests in him, I hereby enjoin all the subjects of the State to carry out such orders as he may deem fit to issue from time to time. I appeal to all officers of the State administration and subjects of the State to render faithful and unflinching obedience to the Military Governor and con