Bollywood A-lister Saif Ali Khan is reportedly at risk of losing his family property worth INR15,000 crores, due to a new ruling by Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Days after the stabbing attack on the actor, more trouble awaits Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan.
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As reported by Indian media, the iconic ancestral properties of Khan’s Pataudi family, including Flag Staff House, Noor-Us-Sabah Palace and Ahmedabad Palace, with an estimated worth of INR15,000 crores, are at risk of being taken over by the government, under the Enemy Property Act, 1968, as the MP HC lifted the stay on these properties, imposed in 2015.
Notably, the Enemy Property Act, enacted in 1968, permits the government to seize properties owned by individuals who migrated to Pakistan or China during Partition.
Therefore, in this case, the Nawab of Bhopal, Hamidullah Khan had three daughters, the eldest of whom, Abida Sultan, migrated to Pakistan in 1950.
As Sajida Sultan, the grandmother of Saif Ali Khan, remained in India and married Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the actor has a claim to these properties. However, despite acknowledging Sajida Sultan as the rightful heir of the properties in 2019, the government is now focusing on the migratory status of her elder sister, to claim the landmark estates as ‘enemy property’.
