Intro
MGA lost one court case against him in his career. MGA and his entire family were above the law in British India. It is the case of MGA vs. Karam ud Din. In January 1903, on behalf of Moulvi Karam Deen of Bheen District Jhelum, and Moulvi Faqeer Mohammad, Editor of Sirajul Akhbaar Jhelum, Sheikh Yaqoob Ali Editor of Al Hakam and Hakeem Fazal-ud-Deen of Bhera who were being sued in connection with a booklet, ‘Saif Chishtian’ by Peer Mehar Ali who was custodian of the Golrah Shrine (See Tareekh Ahmadiat vol-3, pages 289 onward). Syed Abdul Latif, who was executed in July of 1903 had also accompanied MGA to Jhelum in January of 1903, this seems to be MGA’s first court appearance.
On 8 October,-1904 the Judge Lala Atmaram (Hindu judge) announced his Judgement whereby a penalty of Rs.500/- and Rs.200/- was imposed on Mirza Qadiani, the author and Hakeem Fazal din Bhervi, the publisher respectively (See Tareekh Ahmadiat vol-3, pages 289 onward). Both will spend six month term in Jail in case of non payment of penalties. However, Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan had sent Rs 900/- to Khwaja Kamauddin in anticipation of Court,s adverse decision. Thus, Khwaja Kamauddin saved Mirza from going to jail & being handcuffed by depositing the penalty in the court then and there.
About a year later, they won on appeal in early 1905. It was a european Judge named Mr. Hurry (this name seems to be incorrect), he was the sessions judge of Appeals at Amritsar. Years later in 1914, Khwaja Kamal ud Din would write that “problems were caused for the Promised Messiah by statements published from Qadian before the case without his knowledge”.
اور نواب محمد علی خان صاحب بھی لاہور سے کئی ہزار روپیہ ساتھ لائے تھے۔
And respected Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan also brought thousands of rupees with him from Lahore.
Seeratul-Mehdi page 98. Continue reading “Mirza Ghulam Ahmad lost his court case vs. Karam din 1904, but won on appeal” →