New Delhi: The Delhi High Court witnessed dramatic scenes on Friday as senior lawyers clashed during the latest hearing in the inheritance battle over late businessman Sunjay Kapur’s vast estate.
Justice Jyoti Singh’s courtroom turned tense when senior advocate Rajiv Nayar, representing Kapur’s widow Priya Sachdev Kapur, asked not to be interrupted mid-submission. “Please don’t interrupt me. I am not used to interruption,” he said. Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for Kapur’s children with Karisma Kapoor—Samaira and Kiaan—retorted sharply: “You should get a taste of your own medicine and don’t shout at me. Have some courtesy. If you shout, you’ll get paid back in coin. I am not a pushover.”
The court directed Priya Sachdev Kapur to file a disclosure of all movable and immovable assets owned by Sunjay Kapur at the time of his death on June 12, 2025. Priya’s counsel maintained that Samaira and Kiaan had already received assets worth ₹1,900 crore from the RK Family Trust prior to filing their suit. The children, however, insist that their stepmother is withholding crucial details, pointing to a will dated March 21, 2025, which they allege “mysteriously emerged” after Priya initially claimed no will existed. Their suit seeks partition of assets, rendition of accounts, and a permanent injunction over Kapur’s estate.
In a related development, the court also removed Sunjay’s sister Mandhira Kapur Smith from the proceedings, correcting earlier records that had listed her and her lawyers as parties. The court accepted Priya’s plea that Mandhira had no legal standing in the case.
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Outside court, Mandhira has continued to speak out in support of Karisma Kapoor and her children. In emotional remarks, she praised Karisma for raising Samaira and Kiaan with strength and values, calling her “my best friend” and saying, “Whenever I speak to them, I feel extremely proud.” She also alleged that their mother was made to sign documents soon after Sunjay’s death without full knowledge, under emotional distress. “For me to see how my mother today, everything being stolen from her, is personal. All of us were taught to look after our mother. It was inbuilt in us,” she said.
The high-stakes battle over Sunjay Kapur’s estimated ₹30,000-crore estate thus continues to unfold on both legal and personal fronts, with the next round of arguments expected to further test the family’s already frayed ties.
