Sunjay Kapur estate row: HC seeks Rani Kapur's stand on plea by Priya Kapur

Delhi High Court issues notice to Rani Kapur on Priya Kapur's plea alleging false statements on oath in the ongoing Sunjay Kapur estate dispute

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from Rani Kapur, mother of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, on a plea by his wife Priya, accusing the 80-year –old matriarch of making false statements under oath.

 

Justice Mini Pushkarna directed that notice be issued, recording that counsel for the non-applicants accepted service. The matter has been posted for hearing on March 23.

 

The application was pressed by Senior Advocate Akhil Sibal, appearing for Priya, who submitted that several assertions in Rani’s pending civil suit are “completely untrue”.

 

Senior Advocate Maninder Singh, also appearing for Priya, argued that making false statements before the court amounts to perjury and constitutes fraud on judicial proceedings.

 

The plea was resisted by Advocate Smriti Churiwal on behalf of Rani, who questioned the maintainability of the perjury application. One of Rani’s grandchildren also supported the objection.

 

Priya has filed the perjury application in the suit instituted by Rani seeking to invalidate a family trust.

 

In that suit, Rani has alleged that the trust was created through fraudulent means and used to strip her of control over her assets, including interests linked to the Sona Group.

 

She has described Priya as the principal architect of the alleged scheme and accused her of swiftly taking control of key group companies without informing her following Sunjay Kapur’s death.

 

Just a day before, while dealing with the broader estate dispute, the high court had observed that the family feud presented an unfortunate picture and suggested that the parties explore mediation to resolve their differences.