Delhi High Court urges restraint in dispute over Sunjay Kapur’s will as Karisma Kapoor’s children and Priya Kapur contest inheritance claims.
The Delhi High Court asked both sides to maintain restraint as arguments continued over the authenticity of Sunjay Kapur’s will (Photo: File)
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday urged restraint in the ongoing inheritance dispute between actor Karisma Kapoor’s children and their stepmother, Priya Sachdev Kapur, observing that the proceedings should not turn “melodramatic”.
The bench of Justice Jyoti Singh’s remark followed submissions by Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, who represents Karisma Kapoor’s children. He alleged that despite Sunjay Kapur’s obligation under the matrimonial decree to bear the children’s educational and living expenses, the tuition fee of Sunjay’s daughter, Samaira, who is currently studying in the United States, had reportedly not been paid for two months. According to him, the children’s share of the estate is in Priya Kapur’s possession.
In response, Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayyar, appearing for Priya Kapur, refuted the allegation, calling it “fabricated”. He asserted that Priya has consistently taken care of the children’s needs and that the fee had already been paid.
Nayyar continued his detailed defence of the authenticity of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s will, which lies at the heart of the dispute. He presented a step-by-step account of the will’s drafting, revision and execution, supported by electronic metadata and affidavits from the two attesting witnesses, Nitin Sharma and Dinesh Agarwal.
He told the court that Sunjay had personally reviewed the draft, directed the inclusion of his daughter Safira’s name, and appointed Shraddha Marwah as executor. The will was executed at the AIPL office in Gurgaon in the presence of both witnesses, one of whom later scanned and shared the executed document. Nayyar added that the will was subsequently circulated in a family WhatsApp group comprising Sunjay, Priya and Agarwal, and that one of the witnesses confirmed handing over the signed original to Sunjay.
