HC rejects plea for Red Fort possession by Bahadur Shah Zafar’s great grandson’s wife
The Hindu
Court says she has not been able to give any ‘justifiable explanation’ for filing case after a delay of over 150 years
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition by the wife of the late Mirza Mohammed Bedar Bakht great-grandson of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar to hand over to her the possession of the Red Fort.
Justice Rekha Palli rejected the petition, noting that Sultana Begum had 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 inherited this property from her ancestor Bahadur Shah Zafar II the king of Delhi and the government of India is illegal occupants of such property”.
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