Delhi HC dismisses woman’s plea asking possession of Red Fort
The Delhi High Court today dismissed a woman’s petition seeking directions to hand over the Red Fort to her as she is the legal heir of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. In her alternative prayer, 68-year-old Sultana Begum asked compensation from the government for the its illegal possession.
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Staying in a slum in West Bengal, Sultana said that she is the widow of the Mughal emperor’s great-grandson Mirza Mohammad Bedar Bakht, who had “successfully escaped from Rangoon”. The petition stated that Bakht was recognised as the inheritor of Bahadur Shah II in 1960 by the Government of India and after his death and she started receiving pension.
“According to you, the injustice was done in 1857. After 170 years you have approached the court, please explain how you can do that. We will then come to merits, how you own the Red Fort, we will see. We need to inform all other people they should not be using it without permission, that is what you want to say,” said the court.
