India, June 3 -- The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether Article 363 of the Constitution bars courts from hearing property disputes involving erstwhile princely states, reigniting the legal battle between the royal family of Jaipur and the Rajasthan government. This constitutional provision restricts judicial intervention in conflicts arising from pre-constitutional covenants between princely states and the Government of India.

A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Augustine George Masih issued notice on a plea filed by Jaipur royals, including Rajmata Padmini Devi, Deputy CM Diya Kumari, and Sawai Padmanabh Singh, challenging a Rajasthan High Court ruling that barred civil courts from hearing their suits. These per...