Summary Case shall now proceed to trial unless settled between both neighbouring countries, says FO
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Pakistan on Tuesday won a bid in the Hyderabad fund case against India. The case catered to the release of funds worth one million pounds by the Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, the last Nizam of the state of Hyderabad to the newly formed state of Pakistan.
According to Foreign Office (FO), the English High Court made the decision of the case in Pakistan’s favour in the 75-page judgement, which also hinted towards the effectiveness of the strategy adopted regarding the dealing of the case by the Pakistani legal team. The value of the monies had increased from an initial amount of a million pounds, named in 1948, to thirty-five million pounds during current times.
India adopted the stance that Pakistan’s claim to the 35 million pounds present in a bank account and named to the Pakistani High Commission since September 20, 1948, was not valid however the judge believed that there was quite some evidence that supported Pakistan’s claim to the monies entitled by the Nizam of Hyderabad.
The judge made the decision in Pakistan’s favour whilst noting that the circumstances in 1947-48 were tense and that attempts were made by India to curb supply of food and medicine to the State of Hyderabad in order to persuade the Nizam to join India.
The case shall now proceed to trial unless settled between both neighbouring countries. The Foreign Office stated that Pakistan offered to mediate the case in July 2015 in front of retired Law Lords but India refused the offer claiming that Pakistan’s stance was not a valid one.
FO noted that Pakistan intends to resolve all disputes through negotiations, further adding that if the particular case does not get settle then the country is utmost confident that its legal team shall prevail.
