Bangladesh, April 8 -- A landmark court ruling in New York has brought long-awaited justice to the heirs of a Jewish art dealer whose prized painting was stolen during World War II. After more than a decade of legal battles, a judge has ordered the return of a valuable artwork by Amedeo Modigliani to the estate of its original owner, marking a significant victory in the ongoing global effort to restore art looted by the Nazis.

At the center of the case is the 1918 oil painting Seated Man with a Cane, a portrait that has been valued at approximately $25 million. The work once belonged to Oscar Stettiner, a British-born dealer who operated a gallery in Paris during the 1930s. During the Nazi occupation of France, Stettiner was forced to fl...