Amid an ongoing court-monitored mediation process in the inheritance dispute involving late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s estate, his 80-year-old mother, Ms. Rani Kapur, has moved the Supreme Court, accusing her daughter-in-law, Ms. Priya Kapur, of attempting a “forced takeover” of the disputed family assets.
In her fresh plea before the apex court, the octogenarian has alleged that Ms. Priya Kapur and others were continuing efforts to assume control over key companies and assets linked to the estate despite the Supreme Court’s May 7 order appointing former Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud as mediator to facilitate a negotiated settlement.
Supreme Court appoints former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud as mediator in Sanjay Kapur estate row
The application was mentioned before a Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan on Tuesday (May 12, 2026), which agreed to hear the matter on May 14.
“Looks like we have entered into an arena where the Mahabharata will look very small. We will look into it [application],” Justice Pardiwala remarked during the hearing, as senior counsels representing the rival factions referred to fresh allegations concerning the functioning of the family trust and a proposed meeting of the company’s board.
