New Delhi: In a fresh twist to the legal battle over the late Sunjay Kapur’s estate, Karisma Kapoor’s two children have approached Delhi High Court seeking their share in their father’s wealth.
Twenty-year-old daughter Samaira and 15-year-old son Kiaan, who are Sanjay’s legal heirs, have filed a suit in the high court seeking partition of the estate, rendition of accounts, and a permanent injunction.
Raising questions over the conduct of Priya Sachdeva, Sunjay’s second wife after he divorced Karisma, the suit claims that post their father’s demise on June 12, Priya didn’t share any document or information regarding his assets and took steps to dispose of them to the detriment of the children.
The petition seeks a direction for Priya to disclose on oath the status of Sanjay’s estate as on the date of his death, along with any action taken thereafter.
One of the main allegations in the suit is about the emergence of a ‘last will’ of Sunjay Kapur dated March 21st, 2025. According to the two children, they were repeatedly told by Priya that no will existed.
More than seven weeks after their father’s death, a meeting took place where the will executor displayed a document without providing a copy or sharing it in full.
This ‘sudden appearance’ of the will under ‘suspicious circumstances’ raises serious doubts, as per the children’s suit. It claims that two individuals closely connected to Priya were responsible for presenting the document.
The children submitted that at the time of their father’s death, they were informed that the RK Family Trust held all of Sanjay’s assets. They were told that forms related to the Trust will have to be signed during an annual general meeting (AGM) on July 25, but later they received a call saying their attendance was no longer required. No explanation or any detail was provided.
Neither the children not their mother Karisma was provided with the family trust deed or full details about the trust’s assets.
Flagging the lack of transparency as the main issue, the suit states that Priya’s conduct has been highly questionable.
According to the plaintiffs, it is “unnatural and not normal conduct” for the will to have been kept hidden for weeks and revealed in such a manner all of a sudden.
Since the children are legal heirs, they are demanding a fair share in the personal assets and effects of their late father, they argue. The children are entitled to transparency and an equitable partition of the estate.
