The Madhya Pradesh High Court has overturned a 25-year-old lower court ruling that upheld Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan and his family's ownership of ancestral properties in Bhopal valued at approximately ₹15,000 crore. These properties, including the Pataudi family’s childhood home, Flag Staff House, have now been declared enemy property. The legal dispute involves the descendants of Nawab Hamidullah Khan, the last king of Bhopal, whose two daughters, Abida Sultan and Sajida Sultan, had inheritance claims according to custom. While Saif Ali Khan and his family have not lost all rights to the properties, their legal position has become more challenging, with the actor expected to retain only a 2-3% share. This case is distinct from another ongoing legal battle Saif Ali Khan is involved in concerning enemy properties. The High Court has ordered a retrial of the matter, complicating the family's claim over the significant estate.
While Saif Ali Khan and his kin have not yet lost all rights over the Bhopal properties, worth many crores, their legal fight is now harder. This case is separate from the Enemy Properties case that Saif is also fighting. https://t.co/l0FMtfYSPH
A high court has set aside a 25-year-old order of a lower court that had upheld the ownership of actor Saif Ali Khan and his family over properties worth thousands of crores inherited from the erstwhile rulers of ___.
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