Today, the Supreme Court rejected a petition led by a woman and was looking for a red fortress. The petitioner claimed to be the widow of the last Emperor Mugal, the Shah Zafar II.
The bench of the Indian main judge Sanjiva Khann and the Justice Sanjay Kumar rejected the petition of Sultan Begum, which challenged the judgment of the High Court in Delhi, which refused her request.
“Why just a red fortress? Why omit FateHpur Sikri?” He asked CJI Khanna sarcastically, according to the legal news website Livelaw.
The bench noted that the petition was mistaken, said Livelaw. The woman claimed that her possession was forcibly taken away by British East India in 1857.
Why just a red fortress? Why skip Fatehpur Sikri?
In 2021, the only judge of the High Court dismissed her petition because he was approaching a disproportionate delay.
In December 2024, the divisional bench of the High Court confirmed the order of a single bench.
The application claimed that Begum was the authorized owner of Red Fort because it inherited the property from its ancestor Bahadu Shah Zafar II. He also claimed that the Indian government illegally occupied the fortress.
Red strength
The red fortress, also known as Lal Qila, is a historical fortress in old Delhi. The fortress was built by Emperor Mugal Shah Jahan in the 17th century and served as the main residence of Emperors Mugal for almost 200 years. The fortress is now a UNESCO World Heritage.
Bahadur Shah II, usually referred to his poetic title Bhadure Shah Zafar, was the twentieth and last Emperor Mughal. After his involvement in the 1857 Indian rebellion, the British deposited Zafar and drove him to Rangmoon in the British control of Burma at the end of 1858 after he was condemned for several accusations.
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