Jaipur: The 37-year-old dispute over the property of the Mewar royalty worth hundreds of crores of rupees has finally been settled.
The Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahendra Kumar Dave announced the 25 percent of the share in the name of former Maharana late Bhagwat Singh (last titular ruler of Udaipur princely state), while the remaining 75 percent will be distributed to his three children — 25 percent each to his two sons, namely, Mahendra Singh Mewar and Arvind Singh Mewar and the remaining 25 percent to his daughter Yogeshwari.
Meanwhile, till the time, the 75 percent property will be divided proportionally further, three siblings shall use it on a rotational basis for four years each, the court order which was delivered on Tuesday said.
The right to use these assets will initially go to Mahendra Singh, which will then be passed on to Yageshwari after four years and then to Arvind Singh Mewar.
The sequence, as said, shall change after every four years.
Yogeshwari is the wife of Krishna Singh, a resident of Sitamau Palace in Madhya Pradesh.
Mahendra Singh Mewar had filed a petition in the court demanding an equal share of the property for family members and finally, the decree has been passed in his favor.
All movable and immovable properties which have not been transferred to the company, trustees, or persons, such as Shambhu Niwas, Badi Pal, Grass House, etc will be used by three parties — Mahendra Singh, Arvind Singh and Yageshwari Devi for four years. Since these properties are currently with Arvind Singh, he has been asked to give the said assets, accounts, and documents to his elder brother, Mahendra Singh on April 1, 2021.
Mahendra Singh will give the property to Yageshwari on April 1, 2025. After this, Yageshwari on April 1, 2029, will hand over these assets to Arvind Singh. The asset transfer process will start in January 2021.
The Mewar royal property controversy started when the ex-royal Bhagwat Singh passed on the legal rights to his younger son Arvind Singh depriving his elder son Mahendra Singh of the rightful claim.
The eldest son Mahendra Singh filed a partition suit on April 22, 1983, demanding an equal share of the property for siblings, said officials.
Meanwhile, in November 1984, after Maharana Bhagwat Sin
By Archana Sharma
