Entire Case Built on Guesswork: Priya Kapur’s Son Opposes Karisma’s Children’s Challenge to Sunjay Kapur’s Will in Delhi HC

The minor son of Priya Kapur, widow of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, on Friday opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea by actor Karisma Kapoor’s children challenging the authenticity of their father’s alleged will, arguing that the challenge was built on “speculation and guesswork.”

The submissions were made by Senior Advocate Akhil Sibal, appearing for Priya Kapur’s minor son Azarias, before a bench presided over by Justice Jyoti Singh.

“They are getting it wrong in their approach. Everybody who challenges a will tries to set out, ‘Look, these are the 15 things, 20 things.’ But here, the entire case is based on speculation, guesswork, and a completely changed story. Sunjay Kapur passes away on June 12. Their case is that the executor hurriedly reads out the will, flashes a document, and reads it selectively. At that point, they admittedly know only three things: the date, the witnesses, and that they are excluded,” Sibal submitted.

Sibal argued that there was complete silence from the plaintiffs after the July 30 meeting, with neither Karisma Kapoor’s daughter Samaira nor her minor son raising any request for a copy of the will. It was only on August 22, he argued, that the first communication was sent to the executor seeking a copy of the document.

“They don’t get a copy because they refused to sign the confidentiality agreement. They know one thing they are excluded so they know their legal strategy: they have to challenge the will. They don’t have a copy, they don’t know its contents. They could have filed a suit saying there is something suspicious because they are not giving me a copy. But they will not do that. Their strategy was already in play; they were simply waiting,” Sibal argued.

He pointed out that during this entire period, the plaintiffs’ mother, Karisma Kapoor, “readily communicated” with Priya Kapur to complete paperwork, request documents, and manage formalities, and that Priya Kapur cooperated throughout.

Sibal added that WhatsApp communications over the years showed cordial relations between the families. “Our WhatsApp messages with the plaintiffs’ mother show us inviting her to family holidays. She made efforts to maintain a family environment. There was no unkindness at all until the demise of Sunjay Kapur,” he submitted.

A day earlier, Priya Kapur told the High Court that it was a healthy tradition for a husband to bequeath all his assets to his wife, disputing the contention of Karisma Kapoor’s children that their father’s alleged will had surfaced in suspicious circumstances.

Earlier, the High Court had permitted Priya Sachdev Kapur to submit a list of Sunjay Kapur’s movable and immovable assets in a sealed cover. Justice Jyoti Singh was hearing her application seeking permission to place the asset details confidentially, with an undertaking that neither party would disclose the information to the media.

On 10 September, the High Court issued notice on a plea filed by Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor’s children, who are seeking a share in the Rs 30,000 crore estate of their father, the late Sunjay Kapur.The court had directed Defendant No. 1, Priya Kapur, Sunjay’s third wife, to disclose a complete list of all movable and immovable assets known to her

Background

In a civil suit filed through their legal guardian and mother, Karisma Kapoor, the children have accused their stepmother, Priya Kapur, Sunjay’s third wife, of forging his will and attempting to seize complete control of the sprawling business empire.

Notably, Karisma Kapoor married Sunjay Kapur in 2003. The couple had two children: daughter Samaira, born in 2005, and son Kiaan, born in 2011. Their marriage ended after 13 years, with a mutual consent divorce in 2016, under which Karisma retained custody of the children. The children, represented through their mother, have sought partition of the estate, rendition of accounts, and a permanent injunction against the defendants.

According to the suit, the defendants include Priya Kapur, her minor son Azarius, Sunjay’s mother Rani Kapur, and the purported executor of the will, Shradha Suri Marwah. It alleges that the children were excluded from the estate.The suit adds that Priya initially denied the existence of any will and claimed that all assets were held in the R.K. Family Trust. Later, however, she produced a will dated March 21, 2025, which allegedly bequeaths Sunjay Kapur’s entire personal estate to her.

The said will is now the centre of the controversy. The children contend that Priya, along with associates Dinesh Agarwal and Nitin Sharma, deliberately suppressed the will for over seven weeks before revealing it at a family meeting on July 30, 2025. Calling the will “forged and fabricated”, the suit highlights several suspicious circumstances: the original has not been shown to them, nor has any copy been provided. The children contend before the court that Priya is attempting to “usurp full control” of the estate to the exclusion of other legal heirs.

In their petition, the children have maintained that they shared a cordial relationship with their father and that he had assured them of their financial security. They claim that Sunjay had initiated ventures in their names, acquired assets for their benefit, and named them as beneficiaries. The children have therefore asked the court to declare them Class I heirs and to award each a one-fifth share in the estate.As interim relief, they have sought freezing of all personal assets belonging to Sunjay Kapur until the matter is resolved.

Sunjay Kapur died suddenly on June 12, 2025, after collapsing during a polo match in England. While reports initially suggested he suffered an anaphylactic shock after swallowing a bee, the coroner ruled his death a natural one arising from underlying heart disease.

As far as Karisma Kapoor is concerned, reports have revealed that she has no claim in the will. However, the death of business tycoon and Sona Comstar chairman Sunjay Kapur has triggered a spiralling inheritance battle over his estimated Rs 30,000 crore estate

Case Title: Ms. Samaira Kapur & Anr. v. Mrs. Priya Kapur & Ors.

Hearing Date: 21 November

Bench: Justice Jyoti Singh