The government may take control of Saif Ali Khan’s Pataudi family’s property worth Rs 15,000 crore in Bhopal under the Enemy Property Act.
Actor Saif Ali Khan recently suffered a life-threatening attack after which he returned home from the hospital on Tuesday. However, another bad news has come out for him. The government can take control of Saif Ali Khan’s Pataudi family’s property 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, the Madhya Pradesh High Court, giving an important decision, has lifted the ban imposed on these properties in 2015. After this decision of the court, the way has been opened for the 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, whose estimated value is Rs 15,000 crore. These properties are related to the family of actor Saif Ali Khan. Under the Enemy Property Act, the properties that the government can take control of include Flag Staff House, Noor-us-Saba Palace, Dar-us-Salam, Habibi’s Bungalow, Ahmedabad Palace, Kohefiza Property and other properties. Let us tell you that Saif spent his childhood in the Flag Staff House.
Understand the whole controversy here
Actually, under the Enemy Property Act, the Government of India can claim the properties of those who went to Pakistan after the partition in 1947. The last Nawab of Bhopal was Hamidullah Khan who had three daughters. The eldest of these daughters, Abida Sultan, went to Pakistan in 1950. At the same time, 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 the Enemy Property Department had issued a notice to declare the properties of the Pataudi family located in Bhopal as enemy property. Saif Ali Khan challenged this notice in the High Court in 2015 and got a stay on the property. A bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal of the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed Saif Ali Khan’s petition on 13 December 2024. After this, the court had given him 30 days to file an appeal before the tribunal. However, Saif and any member of his family have not taken any step yet.
