Pataudi family’s property may be confiscated.
Actor Saif Ali Khan recently suffered a fatal attack, after which he returned home from the hospital on Tuesday. However, another bad news has emerged for them. The government can take control of Saif Ali Khan’s Pataudi family’s assets worth Rs 15,000 crore under the Enemy Property Act. Let us tell you that this property is located in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. In fact, Madhya Pradesh High Court, while giving an important decision, has removed the ban imposed on these properties in 2015. After this decision of the court, the way has been opened for acquisition of these properties under the Enemy Property Act, 1968.
Which properties can be confiscated?
According to NDTV report, the historical properties of the Pataudi family are located in Bhopal which are estimated to be worth Rs 15,000 crore. These properties belong to the family of actor Saif Ali Khan. The properties that the government can take control of under the Enemy Property Act include Flag Staff House, Noor-us-Sabah Palace, Dar-us-Salaam, Habibie’s Bungalow, Ahmedabad Palace, Kohefiza Property and other properties. Let us tell you that Saif spent his childhood in the Flag Staff House itself.
Understand the whole controversy here
In fact, under the Enemy Property Act, the Indian government can claim the properties of those people who went to Pakistan after the partition in 1947. The last Nawab of Bhopal was Hamidullah Khan who had three daughters. The eldest daughter, Abida Sultan, migrated to Pakistan in 1950. Whereas, his second daughter Sajida Sultana stayed in India and married Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi here. After this she became the legal heir. Sajida Sultana’s grandson is Saif Ali Khan who has inherited a part of these properties. However, Abida Sultana’s visit to Pakistan became the focal point of the government’s claim on these properties under the Enemy Property Act.
What happened in the court?
According to reports, this dispute started in the year 2014. According to the information, the Custodian of Enemy Property Department had issued a notice declaring the properties of Pataudi family located in Bhopal as enemy property. Saif Ali Khan challenged this notice in the High Court in 2015 and took a stay on the property. On December 13, 2024, the bench of Justice Vivek Aggarwal of Madhya Pradesh High Court had rejected Saif Ali Khan’s petition. After this, the court gave him 30 days to file an appeal before the tribunal. However, Saif and none of his family members have taken any step yet.
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