Family of Indian royals wins £35 million court battle against Pakistan

[Desert Fox]

The ruling is sound. The money was deposited in trust by the Nizam and thus it rightly belongs to the Indian family of Mr Khan. Next can we have a judgement to rule that -

• biriani is Indian
• best biriani is from Hydrabad, India.

Here I thought you were a plau guy.

 

[war&peace]

Defrauding people...since 1947....

No, since 1857.. British thieves started defrauding since 1857

 

[Indus Pakistan]

No, since 1857.. British thieves started defrauding since 1857

Correction 1849. And was Sikh Raj before that halal?

Here I thought you were a plau guy.

I am but on PDF it's a rage. So I dare not mention the 'p' word.

 

[PakSword]

I am but on PDF it's a rage. So I dare not mention the 'p' word.

Man.. pulao is better than Biryani.. who said you can't say this?

 

[war&peace]

Man.. pulao is better than Biryani.. who said you can't say this?

Depends on the situation and the cook. I like both but sparingly... once or twice a month.

 

[PakSword]

Depends on the situation and the cook. I like both but sparingly... once or twice a month.

Yeah you are right.. personally, I like Pulao more.. specially when it is cooked perfectly.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

Man.. pulao is better than Biryani.. who said you can't say this?

Ewww. Pulao is not even close to biryani

 

[suresh1773]

Truth wins, even it is late.

 

[Cobra Arbok]

Pakistan hasn't been having much luck in international court cases lately.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Family of Indian royals wins £35m court battle against Pakistan

2 hours ago

Mir Osman Ali Khan was once the world's richest man

A London court has ruled that £35m ($42m) held in a UK bank account must go to the descendants of an Indian royal, and not to Pakistan.

The dispute began in 1948 when the last Nizam (king) of Hyderabad deposited £1m in the UK account, held by the then Pakistan high commissioner. With interest, the sum has grown to £35m.

The judge ruled there was no evidence to back Pakistan's claims to the money.

The origins of the dispute go back to the 1947 partitioning of British India.

Hyderabad, which was a princely state, was annexed by India in 1948 in a military operation - the cash transfer had been made shortly before that.

The Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, had not been able to decide whether his state should be in Pakistan or India.

His descendants alleged that he had asked for the money to be returned weeks after the annexation by India took place, but then Pakistan refused to give it back.

The court case had been fought by his family together with the Indian state.

National Westminster Bank, in which the money had been deposited, refused to release the funds to either party until the case was resolved by the courts.

The interest on the original deposit saw the money grow to £35m by 2019.

Pakistan argued it had been given the money in order to procure arms but the court determined it had the right to rule in the case, given that the money had been deposited in a British bank account.

"The court today made it clear that it did not think the money was handed to Pakistan outright. There is overwhelming evidence that Pakistan only held the money as a trustee and it actually belonged to the Nizam," Paul Hewitt, the lawyer for one of the grandsons, told the BBC's Gaggan Sabherwal.

Mr Hewitt said the case, which had begun when his client was a child, was finally being resolved when he was in his 80s.

"We welcome the judgment of Justice Marcus Smith," Najaf Ali Khan, one of the Nizam's grandsons, told BBC Telugu.

"The High Court has rightly rejected Pakistan's claim. The family has long awaited this judgement."

India's foreign ministry also welcomed the verdict in a press statement.

Pakistan could seek to appeal, but otherwise the money will be given to the Nizam's grandsons and the state of India.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49907266

He decided for Pakistan, but like Mangrol, Munawader, Hyderabad was forcefully annexed with India.

 

[Nasr]

Defeat is but a reminder to us to use brains to devise tactics that give Pakistan victory. Failure is but a learning curve toward triumph. Stand your ground and fight for Pakistan, harder, sharper, boldly, bravely and with IMAAN!

 

[suresh1773]

He decided for Pakistan, but like Mangrol, Munawader, Hyderabad was forcefully annexed with India.

Only Hyderabad(Decaan) was annexed by India forcefully and not Mangrol, Munawader. In case of Junagadh not a single shot was fired. The Indian army had surrounded Junagadh from all sides cutting off communication, postal and vital links. With the economy failing and the Nawab fearing for his life, the last Nawab of Junagadh, Mohabat Khan escaped to Karachi with his dogs leaving rest of his family in Jungadh.