The Patna Case
Patna case is one of the very interesting case in the field of Indian History. The Patna Case
took place in years of 1777, 1778 and 1779. The Patna Case took eminent place in the Indian
legal history because it had reveled the of the system judicial administration. This case brought
the light on the involving conflict and disatification among the Supreme court and the supreme
council. This case had made as the lesson learned that had became the basis of the more
further reorganization or reorientation in the operation or management of justice that will taken
in future.
Facts of The Case:
v Shahbaz Beg Khan belonged to KABUL and came to India and joined a company Army and
then he got retired. After that he earned extensive riches and settled at Patna and married one
Nadirah Begum.
v Since, he called his nephew Bahadur beg from Kabul to live with him.He additionally
communicated his longing to adopt Bahadur Beg as his son and make him the heir of his
property and then to retire from the world.
v But before he could give impact to his wish, he died in December, 1776.
v Shahbaz Beg left impressive property behind him which led to battle for property between and
the nephew. Each one of them claimed the whole property of the expired.
v Bahadur Beg (the Nephew) filed a petition the Provincial Council at Patna, asserting the
property in the limit of being the adopted son the deceased. He also requested the court to
protect the property from being abused by the widow of the deceased. The Nadirah Begum
designates the Mohammedan Native Law officers i.e. Mufti and Kazi to find out his claim in the
property.
v The widow Nadirah Begum,then again, asserted her claim to the said property on the basis of
three documents are:
Dower – Deed (Meharnama)
Gift – Deed (Hibanama)
Acknowledgment (Ikrarnama)
v The Provincial Court of Patna directed the Kazi and Mufti set up a stock of the property and
gather and seal it till an official choice. These native law officers were also to report to the
Court about the separate claims of the parties after ascertaining the facts of the case.
v In compatibility of the Provincial Council's orders, the Kazi and Mufti went house of the
deceased and gathered the property and took stock of it.
v During the investigation they abused Nadirah Begum as a result of which, she left the house
and took shelter in a "Durgah".
v The methodology followed by the law –officers in this case was most irregular. After inquiry
the case they defer their report to the Patna Council. on the basis of evidence, the Kazi reported
on January 20, 1777, that widow's agent (counsel) had neglected to deliver the dower deed in
this manner, there was nothing invalidate the attestations of Bahadur Beg that the sum of
Rs.1200/- as dower was already paid by the deceased to Nadirah Begum during his life- time.
As respects the other two documents , namely, the gift-deed and acknowledgment-deed, the
law-officers recommended that they were invalid being forged and, therefore, the property of
Patna case is one of the very interesting case in the field of Indian History. The Patna Case
took place in years of 1777, 1778 and 1779. The Patna Case took eminent place in the Indian
legal history because it had reveled the of the system judicial administration. This case brought
the light on the involving conflict and disatification among the Supreme court and the supreme
council. This case had made as the lesson learned that had became the basis of the more
further reorganization or reorientation in the operation or management of justice that will taken
in future.
Facts of The Case:
v Shahbaz Beg Khan belonged to KABUL and came to India and joined a company Army and
then he got retired. After that he earned extensive riches and settled at Patna and married one
Nadirah Begum.
v Since, he called his nephew Bahadur beg from Kabul to live with him.He additionally
communicated his longing to adopt Bahadur Beg as his son and make him the heir of his
property and then to retire from the world.
v But before he could give impact to his wish, he died in December, 1776.
v Shahbaz Beg left impressive property behind him which led to battle for property between and
the nephew. Each one of them claimed the whole property of the expired.
v Bahadur Beg (the Nephew) filed a petition the Provincial Council at Patna, asserting the
property in the limit of being the adopted son the deceased. He also requested the court to
protect the property from being abused by the widow of the deceased. The Nadirah Begum
designates the Mohammedan Native Law officers i.e. Mufti and Kazi to find out his claim in the
property.
v The widow Nadirah Begum,then again, asserted her claim to the said property on the basis of
three documents are:
Dower – Deed (Meharnama)
Gift – Deed (Hibanama)
Acknowledgment (Ikrarnama)
v The Provincial Court of Patna directed the Kazi and Mufti set up a stock of the property and
gather and seal it till an official choice. These native law officers were also to report to the
Court about the separate claims of the parties after ascertaining the facts of the case.
v In compatibility of the Provincial Council's orders, the Kazi and Mufti went house of the
deceased and gathered the property and took stock of it.
v During the investigation they abused Nadirah Begum as a result of which, she left the house
and took shelter in a "Durgah".
v The methodology followed by the law –officers in this case was most irregular. After inquiry
the case they defer their report to the Patna Council. on the basis of evidence, the Kazi reported
on January 20, 1777, that widow's agent (counsel) had neglected to deliver the dower deed in
this manner, there was nothing invalidate the attestations of Bahadur Beg that the sum of
Rs.1200/- as dower was already paid by the deceased to Nadirah Begum during his life- time.
As respects the other two documents , namely, the gift-deed and acknowledgment-deed, the
law-officers recommended that they were invalid being forged and, therefore, the property of
