Supreme Court dismisses plea by woman seeking possession of Red Fort

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar dismissed the petition filed by Sultana Begum after noting that it was completely “misconceived.”

The bench even asked why Begum had her eyes set only on the Red Fort, for if she were indeed related to the last Mughal emperor, as she claimed, she could claim lineage to other monuments and the whole ancient city of Fatehpur Sikri.

“Why only Red fort? Why not Fatehpur Sikri? Why leave them also. Writ is completely misconceived. Dismissed,” the court said.