Pakistan, May 30 -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) has restored an appeal filed by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in a long-running dispute over ancestral property in Faisalabad, setting aside a trial court's decision that had dismissed the case on procedural grounds.

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Justice Muhammad Sajid Mahmood Sethi issued an eight-page judgment, ruling that the singer's appeal should be heard on merit rather than rejected solely due to the non-payment of court fees. The court directed Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to deposit a fine of Rs100,000 while restoring the appeal.

According to the judgment, the singer had filed a civil suit in Faisalabad seeking confirmation of possession of a double-stor...