Delhi HC allows rectification plea in Sunjay Kapur estate dispute

The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed an application filed by Priya Sachdev Kapur and her minor son seeking correction of an earlier order in the ongoing multicrore estate battle over the assets of late industrialist Sunjay KapurThe rectification plea moved under Sections 151 and 152 of the Code of Civil Procedure pointed out that the September 10 order had wrongly recorded the appearance of Mandhira Kapur Sunjay Kapurs sister even though she was neither a party to the suit nor had she sought impleadmentThe application alleged that this error created a misleading record and amounted to an attempt at a backdoor entry into the caseThe suit has been filed by Kapurs children Samaira Kapur and Master Kiaan Raj Kapur through their mother actor Karisma KapoorThey are seeking partition of the Rs 30000 crore estate rendition of accounts and a permanent injunction against Priya Kapur and other family membersOn September 10 Justice Jyoti Singh issued summons in the case directed the parties to exchange pleadings within fixed timelines and ordered Priya Kapur to file a comprehensive list of Sunjay Kapurs movable and immovable assetsThe Court had also asked that the purported will of the deceased presently in Priya Kapurs custody be filed in a sealed cover However the order incorrectly reflected appearances for Mandhira Kapur who is not named in the memo of partiesAllowing the rectification application the Court directed that the record be corrected to reflect the actual parties to the disputeThe matter will now be heard on October 9 when the Court is expected to consider the plaintiffs plea for interim relief restraining the defendants from selling alienating or encumbering the estate propertiesDuring earlier hearings Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani appearing for the children alleged that the will produced by Priya Kapur is forged and surrounded by suspicious circumstances including its sudden disclosure at the Taj Hotel and the executors learning of it only a day priorHe argued that the unregistered will was never disclosed to the family earlier despite repeated assurances from Sunjay Kapur regarding his childrens financial securitySenior Advocate Rajiv Nayar representing Priya Kapur countered that the children are already trust beneficiaries who had recently received substantial sums including Rs 1900 crore and added Its not as if these people are left on the streets I am a widow with a sixyearold child For 15 years they were nowhere to be seenSunjay Kapurs mother Rani Kapur also voiced concerns through Senior Advocate Vaibhav Gaggar alleging that her rights under the family trust had been undermined after Priya Kapurs marriage and citing the sale of Sona Comstar shares worth Rs 500 crore without her knowledge Theres something unholy going on I am 80 years old and concerned for my grandchildren Despite repeated emails I never received a copy of the will she told the Court urging that the estate be preserved until the dispute is resolvedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever