Delhi HC rejects plea seeking possession of Red Fort
The Hindu
Widow of Bahadur Shah Zafar’s great-grandson says she inherited the property and is rightful owner
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the widow of late Mirza Mohammed Bedar Bakht, great-grandson of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, to hand over the possession of Red Fort to her.
Justice Rekha Palli rejected the petition, saying that Sultana Begum has not been able to give any “justifiable explanation” for filing her case after a delay of over 150 years.
Ms. Begum, in her plea, said she was “the rightful owner of Red Fort as she had inherited this property from her ancestor Bahadur Shah Zafar II, the king of Delhi, and the Government of India is an illegal occupant of the property”.
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