Telangana High Court Dismisses Challenge in Nizam VII Palace Partition Suit
The Telangana High Court has dismissed a civil revision petition filed by Azmet Jah and Shekhar Jah challenging the continuation of a partition suit concerning properties associated with the VII Nizam of Hyderabad, observing that the petition was “devoid of merit.”
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has dismissed a civil revision petition filed by Azmet Jah and Shekhar Jah challenging the continuation of a partition suit concerning properties associated with the VII Nizam of Hyderabad, observing that the petition was “devoid of merit.”
The court dismissed Civil Revision Petition No. 1742 of 2026, which challenged an earlier order of the XI Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad. The lower court had rejected an application seeking outright dismissal of the plaint in O.S. No. 404 of 2021, a partition suit filed by Nawab Mir Najaf Ali Khan, son of Late Prince Hasham Jah Bahadur and grandson of the VII Nizam, Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur.
The matter was contested before the High Court on behalf of Nawab Najaf Ali Khan by his counsel, Mohd Adnan.
While dismissing the revision petition, the High Court observed that its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution cannot be treated as an appellate jurisdiction. The court said such jurisdiction can be exercised in cases involving a jurisdictional error or a finding that is contrary to law to such an extent that it becomes perverse.
The High Court further observed that the plaintiff had prima facie established that he had a share in the properties involved in the suit. It also held that the issue relating to court fee could be decided only during the trial after both sides had presented their evidence.
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The court concluded that no strong case had been made out for interference at this stage.
The partition suit seeks partition and separate possession of five properties associated with the late Nizam VII — Falaknuma Palace, Chowmahalla Palace, Purani Haveli, King Kothi Palace, and Harewood and Cedars Bungalow in Tamil Nadu. The suit also seeks a declaration that the sale deed relating to King Kothi/Nazri Bagh is void and illegal.
With the High Court dismissing the revision petition, the plaint remains in place, and the suit is expected to proceed to trial on its merits before the City Civil Court, Hyderabad.
Reacting to the development, Nawab Najaf Ali Khan said that another attempt to have his suit dismissed without a trial had failed. He said the High Court had made it clear that the issues should be determined on the basis of evidence.
“The properties and heritage of my beloved grandfather, H.E.H. Nawab Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, Nizam VII, belong collectively to all legitimate heirs, not to any one individual. I have always asked only for a trial on merits, and I am confident that the truth will prevail,” he said.
