A well-loved Indian aristocrat's millions have been embroiled in a lengthy legal battle since her 2009 death, this week the Supreme Court in New Delhi ruled in favor of her grandchildren.
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As Indian Express reports, Gayatri Devi's will stated that her assets were to go to her grandchildren Devraj Singh and Lalitya Kumari, however her other step children came forward claiming they were rightful heirs too.
Gayatri Devi, also known as Maharani of Jaipur, was a celebrated beauty who lived in palaces, traveled the world in private jets and wined and dined with world leaders.
Her glamorous lifestyle was part of the system of "princely states" that was largely dismantled following India's independence from Britain in 1947, however parts of the Jaipur estate remain intact.
Her assets are thought to be worth between $200,000 and $400,000. Her fortune as well as two Jaipur palaces have been involved in the "acrimonious showdown" between her grandchildren and stepchildren.
The Indian Supreme Court ruled that her will was "beyond any dispute."
“beyond any dispute”
“beyond any dispute”
“beyond any dispute”
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