The Supreme Court has termed the pendency of over 8.82 lakh execution petitions in civil courts as “highly disappointing” and “alarming,” urging high courts to ensure disposal within six months and warning officials of accountability for delay

Lucknow: Nawab Shahid Ali Khan has just received his “Wasiqah” — 3 rupees 21 paise! Wasiqah refers to the interest on money given as a loan with the intention that its interest generated on the amount be passed on to the descendants of the lender and their loyalists.

For long, the wasiqah has been proof of documentary evidence of the Nawabi lineage of people like Khan. Some 900 Nawabi descendants in Awadh also receive Wasiqah. But now, this meagre pension amount has started to embarrass the descendants of Nawabs, who disclose plans to soon file a

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