SC Stays MP HC Order in Saif Family Property Dispute Case

The Supreme Court on Friday issued an interim stay on a June 30 order by the Madhya Pradesh High Court which had sent a long-standing property dispute involving the royal estate of Bhopal's last Nawab, Hamidullah Khan, and great-grandfather of actor Saif Ali Khan, back to the trial court for fresh consideration.

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A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Atul Chandurkar also issued notice on a plea of Omar Faruq Ali and Raashid Ali, descendants of the elder brother of Nawab Hamidullah Khan, who have filed the appeal challenging the High Court's order.

The High Court had set aside the trial court's February 14, 2000 judgment, which upheld the exclusive right of Sajida Sultan, the Nawab's daughter, her son the late Mansoor Ali Khan (former Indian cricketer) and her heirs, actor Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Saba Sultan and veteran actress Sharmila Tagore to the Nawab's estate.