Samaira and Kiaan have raised suspicions over the genuineness of the will, purportedly propounded by Sunjay, which left the personal assets primarily to Priya and her children. (File image)
Former Sona Comstar chairman Sunjay Kapur and his third wife Priya Kapur drew up their wills on the same day, and used the template that was used by Sunjay’s mother Rani Kapur for her will, Priya Kapur told the Delhi High Court on Thursday. She made the remarks while rebutting the allegations by Sunjay’s children with his former wife actor Karisma Kapoor.
Senior advocate Rajiv Nayar, appearing for Priya, submitted before Justice Jyoti Singh on Thursday that both “mine (Priya) and deceased’s (Sunjay’s) wills were made on the same day, which is customary for a husband and wife…”. “There is nothing suspicious about a husband giving everything in his assets to his wife…(The will used) a template…I was reluctant to show (it) because of confidentiality but the template is based on my mother in law’s (Rani Kapur) will…there are spelling errors because of the template it was taken from,” the High Court was told.
Nayar took the court through Rani Kapur’s will to substantiate the similar spelling errors and erroneous pronouns, which had been earlier flagged in the court by Sunjay’s children.
However, the fresh submission comes only orally, and has not been included in the written submissions made by Priya earlier.
Sunjay’s children with actor Karisma Kapoor — Samaira and Kiaan — are locked in an inheritance battle, primarily with his third wife Priya Kapur, over the personal assets of the former Sona Comstar chairman, claiming their share as Class-1 or immediate heirs. Sunjay Kapur died in June due to cardiac arrest during a polo match in the United Kingdom.
Samaira and Kiaan have raised suspicions over the genuineness of the will, purportedly propounded by Sunjay, which left the personal assets primarily to Priya and her children.
One of the aspect flagged by Karisma’s children were that the purported will left by Sunjay misspelt the name of his son with Priya, Azarias; referred to himself as ‘her’ and ‘testatrix’, and that Karisma’s children or Karisma were never made aware of such a will which only “surfaced suddenly” under “mysterious” and “suspicious” circumstances.
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Emphasising that it is not a case of “disinheriting” Karisma’s children, Nayar further emphasised, “Our case is, both (Samaira and Kiaan) received beneficial interest to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore under the trust (RK Trust).”
Sohini Ghosh is a Senior Correspondent at The Indian Express. Previously based in Ahmedabad covering Gujarat, she recently moved to the New Delhi bureau, where she primarily covers legal developments at the Delhi High Court
Professional Profile
Background: An alumna of the Asian College of Journalism (ACJ), she previously worked with ET NOW before joining The Indian Express.
Core Beats: Her reporting is currently centered on the Delhi High Court, with a focus on high-profile constitutional disputes, disputes over intellectual property, criminal and civil cases, issues of human rights and regulatory law (especially in the areas of technology and healthcare).
Earlier Specialty: In Gujarat, she was known for her rigorous coverage in the beats of crime, law and policy, and social justice issues, including the 2002 riot cases, 2008 serial bomb blast case, 2016 flogging of Dalits in Una, among others.
She has extensively covered health in the state, including being part of the team that revealed the segregation of wards at the state’s largest government hospital on lines of faith in April 2020.
With Ahmedabad being a UNESCO heritage city, she has widely covered urban development and heritage issues, including the redevelopment of the Sabarmati Ashram
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Her recent reporting from the Delhi High Court covers major political, constitutional, corporate, and public-interest legal battles:
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She has extensively covered the various legal battles - including for compensation under the aegis of North East Delhi Riots Claims Commission - pertaining to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, as well as 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
She has also led coverage at the intersection of technology and governance, and its impact on the citizenry, from, and beyond courtrooms — such as the government’s stakeholder consultations for framing AI-Deepfake policy.
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Sohini is recognized for her sustained reporting from courtrooms and beyond. She specialises in breaking down dense legal arguments to make legalese accessible for readers. Her transition from Gujarat to Delhi has seen her expand her coverage on regulatory, corporate and intellectual property law, while maintaining a strong commitment to human rights and lacuna in the criminal justice system.
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