Supreme Court remained the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Saif Ali Khan's family property dispute

The Supreme Court on Friday remained the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in which the ruling of the lower court was canceled, in which special rights of Sajida Sultan, daughter of Bhopal’s last Nawab Hamidullah Khan, his son Mansoor Ali Khan and his direct actor Saif Ali Khan, Saa Khan, Saba Sultan and the actress Sharila was. In his June 30 order, the Supreme Court returned the lower court for a renewed decision to the decades of property dispute related to the royal property of the last Nawab of Bhopal. A bank led by Justice PS Narasimha issued a notice about a petition by Omar Ferru Ali and Rashid Ali, the descendants of Nawab Hamidullah Khan’s older brother’s descendants of Nawab Hamidullah Khan against the June 30 order. The Supreme Court concluded that the order of the Lower Court of February 14, 2000 is based on a ruling by the Allahabad High Court in 1997, which was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2019. However, the requesters argued that the Supreme Court returned the case instead of the incident before -2019. On behalf of the requesters, senior lawyer Devdutt Kamat argued that the Supreme Court order is in conflict with procedural norms under the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC). The case stems from civil cases submitted by the Nawab’s detailed family members in 1999, including the late Begum Suraiya Rashid and his children, Mahabano (who also left themselves), Neelofar, Nadir and Yawar, as well as another daughter of Nawabzadi Qamar Taj Rabia Sultan. The plaintiff demanded distribution, occupation and fair disposal of the private property of the Nawab. The lower court ruled in favor of Sajida Sultan, stating that the property is not subject to Muslim personal legislation and is conveyed to him under constitutional provisions. After the death of the Nawab in 1960, the Government of India issued a certificate in 1962 in which Sajida Sultan was recognized as a legitimate successor under section 366 (22) of the Constitution. However, the plaintiff argued that the private property of the Nawab should be distributed to all legal heirs in terms of Muslim personal law. He argued that the 1962 certificate was not formally disputed, but claimed that it should not be an obstacle in the fair division. Actor Saif Ali Khan and the defendants, including his family, argued that the law of the Ueshthan Audhan (succession) applied to the succession and that the Sajida Sultan had the rights of both royal and personal property, the case was returned to the lower court, after which the requesters approached the Apex Court.