Lucknow, Oct 19 (PTI) 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 thereof 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.

There are some 900 Nawabi descendants in Awadh who also receive Wasiqah.

But now, this meagre pension amount has started to embarrass the descendants of Nawabs, who disclose plans to soon file a petition in the high court to increase their pension.

"If necessary, we will also approach the International Court of Justice," they say.

An official from the Wasiqah Department (under the UP's minority wel

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