Faridkot Maharaja's Rs 20,000 crore property dispute, explained
At the centre of Maharaja Sir Harinder Singh's dispute is his will, termed by a Chandigarh district court as “dubious”.
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HomeExplainedHow a Rs 20,000 crore dispute over the property of Faridkot's Maharaja drew to a close
How a Rs 20,000 crore dispute over the property of Faridkot’s Maharaja drew to a close
At the centre of Maharaja Sir Harinder Singh's dispute is his will, termed by a Chandigarh district court as “dubious”.
Written by Kanchan Vasdev
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Chandigarh | Updated: September 8, 2022 10:10:14 pm
The maharaja owned four aircraft, including a Gemini M65, which are in the hangar of the Faridkot Palace. Among his fleet of 18 cars are a Rolls Royce, Bentley, Jaguar, Daimler and Packard. In Photo: Faridkot Palace (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)With the Supreme Court bringing down the curtains on a 31-year-old royal dispute and an overdrawn legal battle involving properties worth over Rs 20,000 crore with the result favouring the two surviving daughters of Sir Harinder Singh Brar, the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state Faridkot, Punjab, the spotlight is back on the case.
He was the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of Faridkot in today’s Punjab. He was crowned Maharaja at the age of three in 1918 after the death of his father. From here onwards, the Council of Administration managed the kingdom for over 15 years. Harinder Singh was invested with power on October 17, 1934, and was the last ruler of Faridkot.
Born in 1915, the Maharaja studied at Atkinson College, Lahore, and was an outstanding student. He got married to Narinder Kaur, and they had three daughters — Amrit Kaur, Deepinder Kaur and Maheepinder Kaur — and a son, Tikka Harmohinder Singh. He faced the Praja Mandal Movement in 1938, seeking the establishment of a responsible government. In 1948, the States Ministry of Independent India compounded the State of Faridkot along with Patiala, Nabha, Malerkotla and Kapurthala to form PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union).
He died in 1989, leaving behind a dubious will that caused controversy over his assets, reportedly worth Rs 20,000 crores. While his son and wife died in a road accident in 1981, his daughter Maheepinder Kaur died in Shimla in 2001.
The bone of contention was Harinder Singh’s will. Executed in 1982, the will had bequeathed the properties to Meharwal Khewaji Trust. His daughters Deepinder Kaur and Maheepinder were to be trustees, along with others. His eldest daughter Amrit Kaur was excluded as the erstwhile Maharaja was stated to be upset with Amrit Kaur for having married an IPS officer against his wishes.
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/faridkot-maharaja-property-dispute-8139120/
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