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Last year the High Court of England and Wales UK rejected Pakistan’s claim to 35 million pounds in 70 year old Nizam Fund Case and ruled in favour of India and the Nizam VII, Nawab Osman Ali Khan Bahadur’s grandsons’ – Mufakkam and Mukkaram Jah.
Grandson of the Nizam, Najaf Ali Khan has now decided to take drag his cousins to court and accused them of fraud and misappropriation of funds.
Najaf Ali Khan claims two princes presented a certificate issued by the Government of India in February 1967, which recognised Prince Mukkarram Jah alias Barkat Ali Khan as the Nizam VIII of Hyderabad, during the court proceedings.
According to Najaf Ali Khan Certificate was quashed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 1968 and Delhi High Court in 1969.
“The 26th Amendment to the Indian Constitution added Article 363A substituting Article 366 clause [22]. Hence the recognition to erstwhile Rulers or successors of Rulers ceased to exist,” Najaf Ali Khan said.
According to Najaf Ali Khan, using this invalid certificate of recognition as the Nizam VIII was a violation of the Constitution of India and deprived the rest of the family members, who are over 100 of them, of their legitimate right to the 35 million pounds lying in the UK’s National Westminster Bank.