Big relief for Saif Ali Khan as Supreme Court stays HC decision on Bhopal royal estate dispute

In a major relief to Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, the Supreme Court on Friday, August 8, 2025, heard a petition filed against the Madhya Pradesh High Court's direction to send back the property dispute related to the personal property of Bhopal's last ruler Nawab Hamidullah Khan to the lower court for fresh hearing.

In July, the High Court had rejected the lower court's order to accept actor Saif Ali Khan, his sisters Soha and Saba and mother Sharmila Tagore as heirs to the property. However, a bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Atul Chandurkar



issued a notice and stayed the High Court’s order.

For those who may not know, in July, the Jabalpur Bench has cancelled the 25-year-old decision given by the Bhopal trial court and has ordered a fresh hearing of the case. According to LiveLaw, the judgement from the trial court on February 14, 2000, which granted the Nawab's daughter Sajida Sultan, her late son Mansoor Ali Khan, and her heirs, actors Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Saba Sultan, and actress Sharmila Tagore, the sole claim to the Nawab's inheritance, was overturned by the High Court.