Priya Kapur Sought Control of Sunjay Kapur’s Assets After His Death, Mother Tells Delhi HC in Inheritance Case

Rani Kapur, mother of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, told the Delhi High Court on Monday that Priya Kapur, Sunjay’s third wife, attempted to take control of his assets rather than mourn his death.

Appearing before Justice Jyoti Singh, Senior Advocate Vaibhav Gaggar, representing Rani, argued that instead of grieving, Priya immediately shifted focus to the estate, and allegedly withheld several valuable assets from the list submitted to the court. These reportedly include paintings, bank accounts, mutual funds, life insurance proceeds, rental income and expensive watches.

Gaggar told the Court that Rani was never informed about Sunjay’s will and that the document does not mention her at all, despite the fact that much of Sunjay’s wealth had come from the family. He submitted that if Sunjay truly intended to exclude his mother, he would have at least acknowledged her in the will and stated that intention clearly.

It was argued that Sunjay and Priya’s relationship had been strained since May 2023, with frequent conflicts, making it unlikely that Sunjay would have chosen to leave his entire estate solely to Priya.

It was further submitted that Sunjay was close to all his children and shared a strong bond with his mother and extended family.

After briefly hearing the submissions, the Court posted the matter for further arguments on December 3.

A week back, Priya Kapur's son had opposed actor Karisma Kapoor’s children, challenging the authenticity of their father’s alleged will, arguing that the challenge was built on “speculation and guesswork.”

On 20 November, 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.

Bench: Justice Jyoti Singh

Hearing Date: 1 December 2025

With PTI inputs