Heirs of Prince Mohamed Selim v Attorney-General of Palestine The appellants, the heirs of Prince MS, himself one of the heirs of the late Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey, sought in the Land Court of Jaffa to recover lands said to have been the private property of the Sultan, and to have the land registry of Gaza rectified by inserting their names in respect of their share of the property in place of the High Commissioner for the time being in trust for the government of Palestine, who had obtained registration under the Land (Settlement of Title) Ordinance 1928–1939.