New Delhi:
Supreme Court A petition was dismissed for handing over on Monday Red fort – The 17th -century Mughal Red Sandstone Fort, which is one of the most prestigious historical monuments of Delhi – ‘For the widow of the great father of the last Mughal emperor’, Bahadur Shah Zafar II,
Facing a petition by Sultana Begum, Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna said, “Why not only the Red Fort? Why not Fatehpur Sikri (the capital of the Mughal Empire during Akbar’s reign in the late 16th century), the capital of the Mughal Empire), Taj Mahal (famous by Shahjan)?”
“You want to argue on this …” A Chief Justice said that he filed a “wrong” petition.
Sultana Begum, who lives in Howrah near Kolkata, demanded the occupation of the Red Fort, he is a direct descendant of the original owners, that is, the Mughal emperors.
After the first war of independence in 1857, the Red Fort was taken away from the Mughals by the British administration, after which Bahadur Shah Zafar II, who supported the first rebellion against colonial rulers, was deported and their land and assets were confiscated.
Alternatively, he demanded financial assistance from the government to quit his claim.
This is not the first time he has argued.
Read | The woman wanted a Red Fort or compensation. High Court Junk Petition
In 2021, he contacted the Delhi High Court.
Then Sultana Begum had said that in 1960 the government had confirmed her (now deceased) husband, Bed Bakht’s claim, who was a descendant and successor of Bahadur Shah Zafar II.
The government later started paying him a pension, which transferred him after his death in 1980. This pension, he argued, was inadequate for his needs.
He alleged that the government had captured the Red Fort ‘illegal’ and the reluctance to provide adequate compensation with its assets and historical value – Article 300A of the Constitution was a direct violation of their fundamental rights and rights, which says no person would be deprived of their valid assets, except for the right to law.
However, this petition was junk by the Delhi High Court.
Three years later he appealed against that decision, and was rejected again.
It was dismissed on the basis that the appeal was filed too late after the original decision, abolishing Sultana Begum’s petition; He had said that his illiteracy and sick health gave rise to delay.
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